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George Parsons Lathrop Biography

Poet

George Parsons Lathrop was an American poet born on August 25, 1851, and died on April 19, 1898. His poetry is known for its unique style and his focus on social issues.

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Book:Dreams and Days: Poems

Source: Dreams and Days: Poems

“Music is in all growing things; And underneath the silky wings Of smallest insects there is stirred A pulse of air that must be heard; Earth's silence lives, and throbs, and sings.”

Life Earth Silence Growing Heard Air Music Is Wings Smallest Insects Pulse Growing Things

Book:Rose and Roof-tree: Poems

Source: Rose and Roof-tree: Poems

“In short, realism reveals. Where we thought nothing worthy of notice, it shows everything to be rife with significance.”

Shows Worthy Significance Realism

Author:George Parsons Lathrop

“Realism sets itself at work to consider characters and events which are apparently the most ordinary and uninteresting, in order to extract from these their full value and true meaning. It would apprehend in all particulars the connection between the familiar and the extraordinary, and the seen and unseen of human nature.”

Humans Character Values Order Events Human Nature Ordinary Connections Extraordinary Familiar Realism Unseen True Meaning Seen And Unseen

Author:George Parsons Lathrop

About the Author

Born: August 25, 1851
Died: April 19, 1898
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 4

Books & Sources

Dreams and Days: PoemsRelated source material

Rose and Roof-tree: PoemsRelated source material

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