William Cullen Bryant

Definition

William Cullen Bryant was a prominent American poet, journalist, and editor of the New York Evening Post during the 19th century. He is known for his romantic poetry that often celebrated nature and American landscapes.

Analogy

Think of Bryant as an Instagram influencer today who uses his platform to share beautiful pictures of nature and inspire people to appreciate it. But instead of photos, he used words in poems.

Related terms

Romanticism: An artistic movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that emphasized emotion, individualism, and appreciation for nature.

Transcendentalism: A philosophical movement in the mid-19th century that believed in inherent goodness of people and nature. It advocated self-reliance, intuition over empirical evidence.

Journalism: The activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines or broadcasting news on radio or television.