Henry Timrod: A Biography

by Walter Brian Cisco

This is the first complete and thoroughly researched study of the poet's life. Though often neglected today, South Carolinian Henry Timrod (1828-1867) ranks with Poe and Lanier as the finest of nineteenth-century Southern poets. While much of Timrod's best work was inspired by nature or romance, the coming of secession and war stirred him deeply. It can truly be said that his wartime described Timrod's verse as very powerful & impressive, concluding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0838640419
• ISBN13: 9780838640418
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.0"