{"product_id":"poems-william-gilmore-simms-9781611170559","title":"Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary, and Contemplative","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Gilmore Simms collected a large swath of his previously published poetry into a single, two-volume collection. \u003ci\u003ePoems\u003c\/i\u003e thus contains a broad selection of the author's verse works, both those that had appeared periodically and those that had seen prior book publication. The latter group includes his verse plays \u003ci\u003eNorman Maurice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtalantis\u003c\/i\u003e, his ode to Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery \u003ci\u003eCity of the Silent\u003c\/i\u003e, and his collection of nature poetry \u003ci\u003eThe Cassique of Accabee\u003c\/i\u003e. Perhaps most significant, the collection also contains in its entirety (and dominating the second volume of the collection) \u003ci\u003eSouthern Passages and Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, the collection of lyric poetry Simms himself often judged his best work. Because of the heft of this latter work, as well as the pervading atmosphere of the southern character throughout the collection as a whole, John Russell recommended the planned volumes \"peculiarly to the South, as illustrating its history--its traditions and legends--its scenery and its sentiments.\" In this way, \u003ci\u003ePoems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary, and Contemplative\u003c\/i\u003e continued Simms's increasing interest in linking southern patriotism, as well as sentiment, to his poetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Gilmore Simms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611170559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611170559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.63d","brand":"William Gilmore Simms","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097013494015,"sku":"9781611170559","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poems-william-gilmore-simms-9781611170559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}