Bryant,William Cullen

Bryant,William Cullen
Bry·ant (brīʹənt), William Cullen. 1794-1878.
American poet, critic, and editor known especially for his early nature poems, such as “Thanatopsis” (1817) and “To a Waterfowl” (1821). As editor and part owner (1829-1878) of the New York Evening Post he advocated reforms ranging from abolitionism to free trade.

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  • Bryant, William Cullen — born Nov. 3, 1794, Cummington, Mass., U.S. died June 12, 1878, New York, N.Y. U.S. poet. At age 17 Bryant wrote Thanatopsis, a meditation on nature and death that remains his best known poem; influenced by deism, it in turn influenced Ralph Waldo …   Universalium

  • Bryant, William Cullen — (3 nov. 1794, Cummington, Mass., EE.UU.–12 jun. 1878, N.Y.). Poeta estadounidense. A los 17 años, Bryant compuso Thanatopsis, meditación sobre la naturaleza y la muerte que sigue siendo su poema más conocido; influenciado por el deísmo, influyó a …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN —    American poet; his poems were popular in America, the chief, The Age, published in 1821; was 50 years editor of the New York Evening Post; wrote short poems all through his life, some of the later his best (1794 1878) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Bryant, William Cullen —  (1794–1878) American journalist, critic, and poet …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Bryant, William Cullen — (1794 1878)    Poet, was b. at Cummington, Massachusetts, the s. of a doctor. His ancestors on both sides came over in the Mayflower. His first poem was Thanatopsis (1817), which was greeted as the best poem produced in America up to that time.… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Bryant, William Cullen —    см. Брайент, Уильям Каллен …   Писатели США. Краткие творческие биографии

  • William Cullen Bryant — (* 3. November 1794 in Cummington, Massachusetts; † 12. Juni 1878 in New York City) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Jurist und Journalist …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Cullen Bryant — (Cummington, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos; 3 de noviembre de 1794 Nueva York, 12 de junio de 1878), poeta, periodista y crítico estadounidense. Obra Se aficionó …   Wikipedia Español

  • William Cullen Bryant Homestead — Infobox nrhp2 | name =William Cullen Bryant Homestead nrhp type =nhl nhl=yes caption =The William Cullen Bryant Homestead nearest city= Cummington, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 28 lat seconds = 16.61 lat direction = N long degrees …   Wikipedia

  • William Cullen Bryant — Pour les articles homonymes, voir William Cullen et Bryant. William Cullen Bryant William Cullen Bryant (3 novembre 1794 12 juin …   Wikipédia en Français

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