The Greatest Christmas Carols & Poems
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Montgomery, Sir Walter Scott, Clement Clarke Moore, William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas Hardy, Emily Dickinson, William Butler Yeats, William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Kingsley, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, C. W. Stubbs, William Topaz McGonagall, Eugene Field, Carolyn Wells, Phillips Brooks, William Drummond, James Russell Lowell, Alfred Domett, Reginald Heber, Dinah Maria Mulock, Margaret Deland, Nora A. Smith, Isaac Watts, Robert Herrick, Edmund Hamilton Sears, Ben Jonson, Edmund Bolton, Robert Southwell, C.s. Stone, Frances Ridley Havergal, William Morris, William Shakespeare, Charles Mackay, Harriet F. Blodgett, Eliza Cook, George Wither, Martin Luther, Christian Burke, Andrew Lang, Emily Huntington Miller, Cyril Winterbotham & Robert Browning
- Release Date: 2020-12-17
- Genre: Poetry
Description
The Greatest Christmas Carols & Poems encapsulates the rich tapestry of thematic depth and stylistic diversity that characterizes classic literature. Echoing through its pages are the sounds of yuletide and reflections on human values such as hope, generosity, and community spirit. From the serene to the celebratory, the collection showcases a variety of literary forms—ballads, sonnets, and narrative poems, among others—united in their exploration of Christmas and its cultural resonance. Spanning centuries of literary tradition, the anthology serves as a testament to the enduring power of festive verse to evoke shared emotional experiences, even as it delves into individual meditations on winter's contemplative quietude. The anthology is enriched by the backgrounds of its luminary contributors; poets like William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, and John Milton, whose works have significantly shaped English literature. Collectively, these authors traverse a vast landscape of aesthetic and philosophical concerns, reflecting their eras' triumphs and conflicts. Their contributions, when viewed through the lens of Christmas, offer pivotal insights into how this holiday has been perennially reimagined in literary art. The anthology thus not only adheres to but elevates traditional and historical portrayals of Christmas, connecting them to broader literary movements such as Romanticism, Victorianism, and even elements of Transcendentalism. 'The Greatest Christmas Carols & Poems' is not just a collection; it is an invitation to explore and celebrate an amalgam of profound voices and stylistic flourishes that bring to the fore the spirit of Christmas in multifarious ways. It offers readers a unique educational journey through the landscape of poetic expression, urging them to perceive the festival's familiar themes through fresh, thoughtfully curated perspectives. This collection is ideal for anyone eager to immerse themselves in classic poetry and familiarize themselves with how different authors dialogue on similar themes, thus providing a richer, more nuanced understanding of the cultural and emotional weight Christmas holds in literature.
