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''A Forest Hymn'' is an 1824 poem written by William Cullen Bryant,〔Symington, p. 83.〕 which has been called one of Bryant's best poems,〔Lamberton, et al., p. 102.〕 and "one of the best nature poems of that age."〔Silverman, et al., p. 120.〕 It first appeared in ''The United States Literary Gazette'' and was published in Boston, alongside several other poems written by Bryant.〔Royse, p. 61.〕 ==Analysis and reception== Said to have been only conceivable by someone familiar with the "thick foliage and tall trunks of () primeval forests" in Massachusetts,〔The Methodist, p. 49.〕 ''A Forest Hymn'' is said to have been Bryant's way of saying farewell to country life before moving to New York City in 1825,〔Blount, p. 113.〕 which came about during a period where he wrote a large amount of works.〔Stoddard.〕 It is reflective of Bryant's love of nature and religious belief,〔Jones, p. 271.〕 has been called a "picturesque poem," and Richard Henry Stoddard has said: At the pace of the wind "playing upon the leaves and the branches of the ancient woods,〔The Methodist, p. 50.〕 Eleanor O'Grady has suggested that the poem be read in a smooth and gliding manner, as done in Median Stress.〔O'Grady, p. 30.〕 The poem has been published many times, including an 1860 edition with illustrations by John A. Hows.〔Bryant, p. 1.〕 John Muir's first article advocating forest protection, a February 5, 1876 editorial in the ''Sacramento Daily Record-Union'', alludes to Bryant's first line in its title: "God's First Temples: How Shall We Preserve Our Forests".〔Eric Rutkow, American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation, Scribner 2012, p149〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Forest Hymn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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