| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 211 pages) |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Abbreviations to Notes; Prologue; Chapter One: The Young Professor, 1906-1907; Chapter Two: Marriage and Tragedy, 1909-1911; Chapter Three: A Son of New England,1876-1898; Chapter Four: Choosing a Career, 1889-1906; Chapter Five: The Wound and the Bow, 1911-1913; Chapter Six: The Translator's Experience and Art, 1914-1916; Chapter Seven: The World Outside, 1914-1920; Chapter Eight: From Heroic Poetry to Personal Drama, 1920-1923; Chapter Nine: The Lives of Two Lives, 1925; Chapter Ten: Professor and Patient, 1922-1925; Chapter Eleven: The Locomotive-God, 1926-1931. |
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Chapter Twelve: A Scholar's Life, 1920-1934Chapter Thirteen: First Love, Last Poem, 1932-1942; Chapter Fourteen: A Quiet, Peaceful Life, 1940-1944; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
This biography explores the life and works of William Ellery Leonard, a poet of the early twentieth century who has largely fallen from public and academic awareness. His life was marked by heartache, loss and reward, and was plagued by an extreme phobia of locomotives. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Leonard, William Ellery, 1876-1944.
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Leonard, William Ellery, 1876-1944. |
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Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Poets, American. |
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20th century |
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Biographies.
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College teachers -- United States -- Biography.
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College teachers. |
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United States. |
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Translators -- United States -- Biography.
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Translators. |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary. |
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POETRY -- American -- General. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: William Ellery Leonard Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2013] 9781611475883 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2013009704 |
| ISBN |
9781611475876 ebook |
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1611475872 |
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9781611475883 cloth : alkaline paper |
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9781611475876 ebook |
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1611475880 |
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