The poems of Emma Lazarus contributed towards shaping the self-image of the United States as well as how the country understands the needs of those who emigrate to the United States. Her themes produc
The poems of Emma Lazarus contributed towards shaping the self-image of the United States as well as how the country understands the needs of those who emigrate to the United States. Her themes produced sensitivity and enduring lessons regarding immigrants and their need for dignity. This edition of poems is divided in two volumes, first one being Narrative, Lyric, and Dramatic, while second one contains Jewish Poems and Translations.Table of Contents:Volume 1 – Narrative, Lyric, and DramaticEmma Lazzarus, a BiographyEpochsAdmetusTannhauserMatinsSaint RomualdoAfternoonPhantasiesOn the Proposal to Erect a Monument in England to Lord ByronArabesqueAgamemnon's TombSic Semper Liberatoribus!Don RafaelOff Rough PointMater AmabilisFogThe ElixirSongSpring LongingThe SouthSoring StarA June NightMagnetismAugust MoonSunriseA Masque of VeniceAutumn SadnessSonnetsSymphonic StudiesLong Island SoundDestinyFrom One Augur to AnotherThe Cranes of IbycusCritic and PoetSt. Michael's ChapelLife and ArtSympathyYouth and DeathAge and DeathCity VisionsInfluenceRestlessnessThe SpagnolettoVolume 2 – Jewish Poems and TranslationsThe New YearThe Crowing of the Red CockIn ExileIn Memoriam – Rev. J. J. LyonsThe Valley of BacaThe Banner of the JewThe Guardian of the Red DiskThe New EzekielThe ChoiceThe World's JusticeThe Supreme SacrificeThe Feast of LightsGiftsBar KochbaThe Birth of ManRaschi in PregueThe Death of RaschiAn EpistleBy the Waters of BabylonTo Carmen SylvaThe Dance to DeathTranslations from the Hebrew Poets of Medaeval SpainTo a DetractorFragmentStanzasWine and GriefMoses Ben Esra (About 1100)In the NightFrom the "Divan"Love Song of AlcharisiNachumA Translation and Two ImitationsTranslations from PetrarchIn Morte II. – On the Death of CardinalTranslations from Alfred de MussetNotes to "Epistle" of Joshua Ibn Vives of Allorqui
