Jones Very

Jones Very (1813–1880) was an American poet, pastor and philosopher.

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Overview

Born at Salem in 1813, died at Salem in 1880.

In detail

Jones Very studied at Harvard University, Harvard Divinity School and Harvard College.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are lyric poetry. The authority associates the name with transcendentalism and Unitarianism. William Wordsworth and Ralph Waldo Emerson are recorded as an influence.

Membership is recorded of Transcendental Club.

Distinctions recorded are Bowdoin prize.

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    “Jones Very”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2797629: Jones Very

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Image of the former home of poet and Transcendentalist Jones Very in Salem, Massachusetts. From the book Literary Pilgrimages in New England to the Homes of Famous Makers of American Literature and Among Their Haunts and the Scenes of Their Writings by Edwin M. Bacon, published by Silver, Burdett, and Company (1902): page 216.

Image of the former home of poet and Transcendentalist Jones Very in Salem, Massachusetts. From the book Literary Pilgrimages in New England to the Homes of Famous Makers of American Literature and Among Their Haunts and the Scenes of Their Writings by Edwin M. Bacon, published by Silver, Burdett, and Company (1902): page 216.

Book by Edwin Bacon; photographer not identified · Literary Pilgrimages in New England , Google books · Public domain

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