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This 10 page research paper offers a biographical overview of the life of nineteenth century American poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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and humanitarian ("John"). His fame during his lifetime was such that his eightieth birthday was hailed as a national event (Iannone 132). The following examination of Whittiers life offers the
principal facts of his biography, describing his achievements, and also presents the defining characteristic of his poetry. Whittier was born on December 17, 1807 to a Quaker family that
earned its living by farming. He was second child, but the first son, born to John and Abigail Whittier (Curtis). He received little in formal education. However, he attended a
local school and was enrolled for two semesters in the Haverhill Academy (Curtis). This was where he developed a love for British poetry and was subsequently highly influenced by the
lyrical approach of Robert Burns, who was Scottish, to describing rural life ("John"). Scholarship divides Whittiers life into four distinct periods, which are differentiated by his principal focus during these
periods. From 1826 to 1832, Whittier focused on his poetry and he was also a journalist. From 1833-1842, he was preoccupied by the abolitionist cause. He was a writer and
a humanitarian from 1843-64 and from 1866-1892, his focus was on creating Quaker poetry ("John"). At the age of 19, Whittier submitted a poetry, "The Exiles Departure," to William
Lloyd Garrison, the noted abolitionist and it was published in Garrisons Newburyport Free Press ("John"). Garrison encouraged the young poet and they became friends and fellow colleagues in the abolitionist
movement ("John"). Whittiers interest turned to journalism and he edited newspaper in both Boston and his hometown of Haverhill, Massachusetts ("John"). He went on to become editor of the New
England Weekly Review, which was published in Hartford, Connecticut and this publication was considered to be the most significant Whig journal in New England ("John"). During this period of this
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