The World's Best Poetry, Volume 04: The Higher Life by Carman and Gladden

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Editor Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929
Contributor Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918
Title The World's Best Poetry, Volume 04: The Higher Life
Credits Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Leah Moser and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary "The World's Best Poetry, Volume 04: The Higher Life" by Bliss Carman and Washington Gladden is a collection of religious poetry first published in the early 20th century. This volume is part of a ten-volume set that presents a compilation of American poems focusing on various themes, with this particular volume centering on the intertwining of religion and poetry, reflecting on higher spiritual truths and experiences. At the start of the volume, the opening essay by Washington Gladden establishes the relationship between religion and poetry, advocating that the two are deeply interlinked. He discusses the historical reluctance among some religious circles to accept poetry as a legitimate form of expressing spiritual truths, noting that great religious thoughts are best articulated through poetic expression. The section emphasizes the influence of various poets throughout history, highlighting how their works have contributed richly to religious experience and understanding, setting the tone for the anthology of poems that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
Subject Poetry -- Collections
Category Text
EBook-No. 12759
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 15, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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