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The Life Travels and Literary Career of Bayard Taylor

The Life Travels and Literary Career of Bayard Taylor

Conwell, Russell H.

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ISBN10: 1417908807
ISBN13: 9781417908806
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Apr 16 2004
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.91 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
The Life Travels and Literary Career of Bayard Taylor is a book written by Russell H. Conwell, which provides a detailed account of the life and work of Bayard Taylor. Taylor was an American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author who lived in the 19th century. The book covers Taylor's early life, his travels around the world, and his literary career. It also includes information about his personal life, relationships, and achievements. The book is a comprehensive biography of Taylor, and it provides insights into the cultural and social context of his time. Overall, The Life Travels and Literary Career of Bayard Taylor is an essential read for anyone interested in American literature, travel writing, and cultural history.1881. The biography of Bayard Taylor, Poet and travel writer who produced popular chronicles of his journeys at home and abroad, as well as novels and collections of poetry. After he went to the Middle East, India, China, and Japan he published three volumes that mark his zenith as a travel writer, including The Lands of the Saracen; or, Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain. His contemporaries found these fascinating, but their popularity did not last. His romantic verse in Ximena, or the Battle of the Sierra Morena, and other Poems secured him a long-standing assignment as correspondent for the New York Tribune. Perhaps the best of his poetry is in Poems of the Orient and in his verse drama Prince Deukalion. His most ambitious work was his metrical translation into English of Goethe's Faust, which earned him an appointment as U.S. minister to Germany in 1878. He died in Berlin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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