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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Book III (continued) (search)
er had and that they needed. Of the lesser luminaries in New York little need be said. They include William Winter (1836-1917), who early came from Massachusetts, primarily a dramatic critic See Book III, Chap. XIII. but also the author of verses resembling those of his poet friends: Emma Lazarus (1849-87), born in New York of Portuguese Jewish ancestry, some of whose work is remarkable for its Hebraic intensity See Book III, Chap. XIII.; and the Cary sisters, Alice (1820-71) and Phoebe (1824-71), who came from Ohio, importing the sentimental and moralizing tendency of the age along with a sweetness and beauty by virtue of which they still have some charm. Two Philadelphians already mentioned, George H. Boker (1823-90） See Book II, Chap. II. and Thomas B. Read (1822-72), See Book III, Chap. II. may be named here again on account of their association with writers of the New York group. Boker, distinguished as a dramatist, began authorship with The lesson of life,