The Barlow, Joel 1754-1812 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Columbiad: A Poem" by Joel Barlow is an epic poem published in 1807. This ambitious work reimagines Barlow's earlier poem about Columbus into a sweeping vision of American and world history. The poem traces humanity's progress toward rational liberty and democracy, culminating in a utopian world council. Once compared to Homer and Milton, it sparked controversy for its secular worldview and political idealism, achieving initial popularity before fading into obscurity as tastes changed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Columbiad Release date is 2005-08-01 Produced by Distributed Proofreaders Original publication data not identified Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 -- Poetry America -- History -- Poetry United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Poetry PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8683 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8683 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133225.0 8683