A summer of hummingbirds : love, art, and scandal in the intersecting worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade
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Benfey, Christopher E. G., 1954-
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Art.
Dickinson, Emily, -- 1830-1886 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Florida -- In art.
Heade, Martin Johnson, -- 1819-1904 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Literature and history -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, -- 1811-1896 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation.
United States -- History -- 1865-1898.
Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Art.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Dickinson, Emily, -- 1830-1886.
Florida.
Heade, Martin Johnson, -- 1819-1904.
History.
Literature and history.
Literature and society.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, -- 1811-1896.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910.
United States.
Women and literature.
Other Subjects
Dickinson, Emily -- 1830-1886
Dickinson, Emily.
Femmes et littérature -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Heade, Martin Johnson -- 1819-1904
Heade, Martin Johnson.
Littérature et histoire -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Littérature et société -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher -- 1811-1896
Stowe, Harriet Beecher.
Twain, Mark -- 1835-1910
Twain, Mark.
works of art.
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1865-1898.
Œuvres d'art.

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xv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277) and index.
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A surprising and scandalous story of how the interaction within a group of exceptional and uniquely talented characters shaped and changed American thought at the close of the Civil War. Benfey takes the seemingly arbitrary image of the hummingbird and traces its "route of evanescence" as it travels in circles to and from the creative wellsprings of the age: from the naturalist writings of abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson to the poems of his wayward pupil Emily Dickinson; into the mind of Henry Ward Beecher and within the writings and paintings of his famous sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe. A Summer of Hummingbirds unveils how, through the art of these great thinkers, the hummingbird became the symbol of an era, an image through which they could explore their controversial (and often contradictory) ideas of nature, religion, sexuality, family, time, exoticism, and beauty.--From amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Benfey, C. E. G. (2008). A summer of hummingbirds: love, art, and scandal in the intersecting worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade . Penguin Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Benfey, Christopher E. G., 1954-. 2008. A Summer of Hummingbirds: Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade. New York: Penguin Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Benfey, Christopher E. G., 1954-. A Summer of Hummingbirds: Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade New York: Penguin Press, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Benfey, C. E. G. (2008). A summer of hummingbirds: love, art, and scandal in the intersecting worlds of emily dickinson, mark twain, harriet beecher stowe, and martin johnson heade. New York: Penguin Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Benfey, Christopher E. G. A Summer of Hummingbirds: Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade Penguin Press, 2008.

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