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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aHarte, Bret,
_d1836-1902
245 1 1 _a"Excelsior"
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aVerses advertising Sapolio soap.
500 _aRelease date is 2007-12-24
508 _aProduced by Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Excelsior" by Bret Harte is a light-hearted poem written in the late 19th century. This poem captures a whimsical and satirical examination of advertising and ambition, presenting a humorous take on societal values surrounding cleanliness and commercialism. The work is characterized by its playful tone and reflects the era's fascination with consumer goods. The poem narrates the journey of a young man carrying a stencil-plate advertising "SAPOLIO," a cleaning product. As he travels through an Eastern village, he encounters various characters who express both annoyance and curiosity about his relentless promotion of the product. Despite their protests and the challenges he faces, the young man remains undeterred, highlighting an absurd dedication to the notion of cleanliness through incessant advertising. The poem cleverly critiques the commercialization of society, as the young man's commitment to his task symbolizes larger themes of ambition and consumer culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHumorous poetry
653 _aLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
653 _aAdvertising -- Poetry
653 _aAdvertising -- Soap
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24019
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