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America: A Prophecy by William Blake.

Authors :
Cassidy, Thomas J.
Source :
Salem Press Encyclopedia of Literature, 2022. 3p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

America: A Prophecy is a narrative poem consisting of two parts, a 37-line section titled “Preludium” and a longer, 226-line section entitled “A Prophecy.” It is written in long, unrhymed lines that seem to have been inspired in their shape both by the epic meter of Homer and by the iambic pentameter of John Milton, but that conform to neither.

Details

Database :
Research Starters
Journal :
Salem Press Encyclopedia of Literature
Publication Type :
Reference
Accession number :
119623904