Descent from the Cross, The

Title

Descent from the Cross, The

Alternative Title

Sunset along Judea-a fearful Eve

Creator

George Shepard Burleigh

George Shepard Burleigh

Date

1841

Spatial Coverage

The Descent from the Cross

Bibliographic Citation

[Burleigh, George Shepard.] The Descent from the Cross: A Poem. Delivered in Hartford, October 28, 1841.Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Burnham.

George S. Burleigh Papers, 1825-1902. John Hay Library, Brown University. Miscellaneous Manuscripts.

Subject

Religion; Christianity

comment

The poem was READ (i.e. "Delivered by") Lucian Burleigh. He did NOT write it. Evidence from letters and GSB's own papers (as well as the obvious poetic skills involved) mitigate against this being a first-time effort from Lucian.