01916nam 2200421 n 450 99638486130331620200824120913.0(CKB)4940000000070115(EEBO)2240920634(UnM)ocm99891701e(UnM)99891701(EXLCZ)99494000000007011519911104d1580 uy engurbn||||a|bb|[Three proper, and wittie, familiar letters: lately passed betvveene tvvo vniuersitie men: touching the earthquake in Aprill last, and our English refourmed versifying.][electronic resource] [With the preface of a wellwiller to them both.]Imprinted at London, by H. Bynneman, dvvelling in Thames streate, neere vnto Baynardes CastellAnno Domini. 1580[1]+ leavesAuthor's name from STC.At foot of title: Cum gratia & priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis."Tvvo other, very commendable letters, of the same mens vvriting" has separate dated title page.Printer's device (McK. 97) on t.p.Fragment: t.p. to "Tvvo other, very commendable letters" only.Reproduction of original in the British Library.eebo-0018English poetryEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticismEarly works to 1800Title pagesEngland16th century.Printers' marksEngland16th century.English poetryHistory and criticismSpenser Edmund1552?-1599.131541Cu-RivESCu-RivESCStRLINCu-RivESBOOK996384861303316Three proper, and wittie, familiar letters: lately passed betvveene tvvo vniuersitie men: touching the earthquake in Aprill last, and our English refourmed versifying.2354642UNISA02498ojm 2200289z- 450 991015771840332120251113110316.01-933311-37-1(CKB)3710000001002268(BIP)052371927(ODN)ODN0005016412(EXLCZ)99371000000100226820231107c2011uuuu -u- -engChicago Poems : The Early Poetry of Carl SandburgFreshwater SeasThis was Carl Sandburg's breakthrough book. It is easy to see how it draws directly on Sandburg's life in Chicago, because it speaks powerfully of the specific character of that city and, indeed, begins with his famous poem that names Chicago as the "City of the Broad Shoulders". His poetry is deeply aware of the inner life of the city, from a homeless woman freezing in a doorway to the lifestyles of the rich and powerful. Sandburg, even in his poetry, is in many ways the quintessential newspaperman, constantly present, constantly observing, constantly taking a stand.So, what are we to make of the poems in this volume that don't fit that model? The poems that operate on a universal level, seemingly independent of location? As you listen to these poems, listen for Sandburg's involvement with the concept of the city as something itself universal, something that seeks the truth of the city as a human institution and human environment beyond the life of one city, Chicago. Sandburg here writes of urban humanity in its essence, not merely the urban life of one city on the shore of Lake Michigan. The city of Chicago, for Sandburg, is all cities; the lake, for him, is the sea, the universal sea.In these poems, Sandburg truly finds his voice, and brings us the universal city in all its ramifications. Enjoy!A note to the listener: This book was written in 1916 and uses the common language of that time. That includes a very few instances of words referring to African-Americans and people of Central European ancestry that are today unacceptable. We do well to listen to the way even our great poets once spoke, so that we do not forget that we once spoke that way.Chicago Poems PoetryFictionLiterature And Fiction (General)Sandburg Carl.1878-1967133980Bethune Robert1954-nrtAUDIO9910157718403321Chicago Poems : The Early Poetry of Carl Sandburg3598376UNINA