For selections from his various works, see Carpenter,
124-134; S. & H., V., 41-62.
COOPER.--One of his _Leather stocking Tales_ (p. 131), _e.g. The Last of
the Mohicans_, which is deservedly the most popular, should be read. If a
tale of the sea is desired, read either _The Pilot_ or _The Red Rover_.
Selections may be found in Carpenter, 124-134; S. & H., V., 138-183.
Bryant.--Read _Thanatopsis, To a Waterfowl, O Fairest of the Rural Maids, A
Forest Hymn, The Death of the Flowers, The Evening Wind, To the Fringed
Gentian_, and _The Poet_. All of these are accessible in Bryant's poetical
works, and almost all may be found in Page's _The Chief American Poets_.
Selections are given in Stedman's _American Anthology_; S. & H., Vol. V.;
and Long's _American Poems_, 1776-1900.
QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
What are some of the chief qualities in the poetry of "The Croakers"? What
do these qualities indicate in the readers of contemporary New York? Do you
find a genuine romantic element in Drake's _Culprit Fay_? Compare Halleck's
_Marco Bozzaris_ with his lines on the death of Drake, and give reasons for
your preference.
Select what you consider the best three specimens of humor in Irving's
_Knickerbocker's History of New York_.
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