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An Explication of Death
Fourth graders, in groups, analyze portions of William Cullen Bryant's poem, "Thanatopsis." They present their analysis to the class and discuss the meaning of the poem as a whole. They also identify the poetic elements present in the...
University of Michigan
American Verse Project: Poems by William Cullen Bryant
This site from the University of Michigan provides the online text to William Cullen Bryant's (1794-1878 CE) 1840 collection of poetry "Poems".
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Bryant and the Minor Poets, Bibliography
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry provides a complete bibliography of William Cullen Bryant and related minor poets among his contemporaries.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: William Cullen Bryant and Philip Freneau
Two poems examining divinity and concluding that while God is benevolent, one appreciates God either through a romantic lens or a rationalist calculation. Poems are William Cullen Bryant's, "To a Waterfowl," and Philip Freneau's, "On the...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: William Cullen Bryant
This Bibliomania entry provides a biography of the 19th century American poet William Cullen Bryant and an analysis of his major poems. Discusses his role as a journalist and his translation of Greek classics. Includes suggestions for...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Little People of the Snow
A scanned copy of the 1873 publication of The Little People of the Snow by William Cullen Bryant, a fiction book for children.
Sonnet Central
Sonnets: William Cullen Bryant (1794 1878)
Six sonnets by the American Romantic era poet, including "Midsummer," "October," "November," "To an American Painter Departing for Europe," "Mutation," and "William Tell."
Other
On the Life of Thomas Cole
For a firsthand look at Bryant's work look no further. This site is "A funeral oration delivered before the National Academy of Design, New York, May 4, 1848 by William Cullen Bryant."
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: William Cullen Bryant (1794 1878)
The Heath Anthology of American Literature offers a look at classroom issues, strategies, themes, comparisons, and other criteria for teaching this William Cullen Bryant and his poetry to students.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Mathew Brady's Portraits: William Cullen Bryant
Short biographical note about William Cullen Bryant illustrated with a portrait photograph taken by Mathew Brady, celebrated portrait and Civil War photographer.
TES Global
Blendspace: American Literature Early Poets
A learning module with twenty-one links to texts, websites, videos, and quizzes on early American poets including Anne Bradstreet, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Edgar Allen Poe.
Other
American Literature: William Cullen Bryant
This is a very brief biography on 19th century American author, William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878 CE).
Other
William Cullen Bryant Homestead
See a picture of the home of William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878 CE), which is located in the Hampshire Hills. Read about this large, historic home, in which Bryant wrote his well-known poem "Thanatopsis," at the age of 18.
Curated OER
Picture of w.c. Bryant
Six sonnets by the American Romantic era poet, including "Midsummer," "October," "November," "To an American Painter Departing for Europe," "Mutation," and "William Tell."
Curated OER
Museum of the City of New York: Peter Cooper and William Cullen Bryant
A cabinet card of Peter Cooper and William Cullen Bryant from the Musum of the City of New York.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Cullen Bryant
Author of Thanatopsis
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Cullen Bryant
This famous poet and journalist was born in Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. -The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Cullen Bryant
(1794-1878) First American poet.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Cullen Bryant
An American poet and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post newspaper.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Cullen Bryant
(1794-1878) America's first major poet that helped form the new Republican party and translated new editions of the Illiad and the Odyssey.