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Born February 22, 1819 • Cambridge • Massachusetts
Died August 12, 1891 (aged 72) • Cambridge • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1905)
Notable Works “A Fable for Critics” • “Biglow Papers” • “Conversations on Some of the Old Poets” • “The Cathedral” • “The Vision of Sir Launfal”
Movement / Style American Renaissance • Brahmin
Subjects Of Study literature

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American writer
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American poet
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American poet
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British poet
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