James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1847 – July 22, 1916) was an American writer and poet. Known as the "Hoosier Poet", "National Poet" and the "Children's Poet," he started his career during 1875 writing newspaper verse in Indiana dialect for the Indianapolis Journal. His verse tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one-thousand poems that Riley published, over half are in dialect.

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  • James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1847 – July 22, 1916) was an American writer and poet. Known as the "Hoosier Poet", "National Poet" and the "Children's Poet," he started his career during 1875 writing newspaper verse in Indiana dialect for the Indianapolis Journal. His verse tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one-thousand poems that Riley published, over half are in dialect. Claiming that “simple sentiments that come direct from the heart” were the reason for his success, Riley vended verse about ordinary topics that were "heart high. " Riley was a bestselling author during the early 1900s and earned a steady income from royalties; he also traveled and gave public readings of his poetry. His favorite authors were Robert Burns and Charles Dickens, and Riley himself befriended bestselling Indiana authors such as Booth Tarkington, George Ade and Meredith Nicholson. Many of his works were illustrated by the popular illustrator Howard Chandler Christy.
  • James Whitcomb Riley war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Dichter. Rileys bekanntestes Werk heißt Little Orphant Annie. Eines der bekanntesten Gedichte von Whitcomb Riley ist When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. Es hat mit dem daraus abgeleiteten sogenannten Ententest in den 1950er Jahren Einzug in die amerikanische Politik genommen. Die ursprüngliche Herkunft dieser Phrase ist jedoch umstritten. Sie könnte bis auf die Logik von Wilhelm von Ockham zurückgehen. Riley ist sehr bekannt durch seine im Indiana ("Hoosier")-Dialekt geschriebenen Gedichte. Teilweise schrieb er auch Kindergedichte. Da ihm generell Kinder sehr wichtig waren, engagierte er sich für sie. Noch heute gibt es die Riley Children's Foundation, die das Riley Hospital For Children in Indianapolis, Indiana baute. Riley hielt viele Kontakte zu berühmten Persönlichkeiten der damaligen Zeit, wie z.B. Mark Twain.
  • James Whitcomb Riley est un écrivain et un poète américain. Il écrivait des poèmes humoristiques ou sentimentaux dans le dialecte Hoosier (le dialecte de l'Indiana). Certains de ses vers sont devenus des expressions populaires et sont donc utilisés par des personnes qui n'ont pas lu ses poèmes.
  • La sua carriera iniziò già nel 1875 (quando aveva 26 anni) lavorando per l'Indianapolis Journal. Negli Stati Uniti la sua influenza e popolarità è altissima ma in Italia i suoi lavori non hanno mai riscosso molto successo. I suoi versi sono pervasi di un umorismo sperimentale e un dialetto marcato. Riley nacque a Greenfield in Indiana nel 1849 dal padre Ruben A. Riley e la madre Elizabeth Marine-Riley. Morì nel 1916, a 66 anni, e venne seppellito nel Crown Hill Cemetery di Indianapolis. Moltissimi sono gli autori e le celebrità che hanno dichiarato di aver apprezzato le sue poesie.
  • James Whitcomb Riley was een Amerikaans schrijver en dichter. In 1870 begon Riley te schrijven voor lokale kranten en, na zich in Indianapolis te hebben gevestigd, voor de Indianapolis Journal. In 1883 publiceerde hij The Old Swimmin' Hole and 'Leven More Poems waarna hij een contract bij een uitgeverij tekende. Later werd hij gekozen als lid van het American Academy of Arts and Letters van wie hij in 1912 een gouden medaille voor zijn werk ontving. Het James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis is naar hem vernoemd.
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  • James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1847 – July 22, 1916) was an American writer and poet. Known as the "Hoosier Poet", "National Poet" and the "Children's Poet," he started his career during 1875 writing newspaper verse in Indiana dialect for the Indianapolis Journal. His verse tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one-thousand poems that Riley published, over half are in dialect.
  • James Whitcomb Riley war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Dichter. Rileys bekanntestes Werk heißt Little Orphant Annie. Eines der bekanntesten Gedichte von Whitcomb Riley ist When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. Es hat mit dem daraus abgeleiteten sogenannten Ententest in den 1950er Jahren Einzug in die amerikanische Politik genommen. Die ursprüngliche Herkunft dieser Phrase ist jedoch umstritten.
  • James Whitcomb Riley est un écrivain et un poète américain. Il écrivait des poèmes humoristiques ou sentimentaux dans le dialecte Hoosier (le dialecte de l'Indiana). Certains de ses vers sont devenus des expressions populaires et sont donc utilisés par des personnes qui n'ont pas lu ses poèmes.
  • La sua carriera iniziò già nel 1875 (quando aveva 26 anni) lavorando per l'Indianapolis Journal. Negli Stati Uniti la sua influenza e popolarità è altissima ma in Italia i suoi lavori non hanno mai riscosso molto successo. I suoi versi sono pervasi di un umorismo sperimentale e un dialetto marcato. Riley nacque a Greenfield in Indiana nel 1849 dal padre Ruben A. Riley e la madre Elizabeth Marine-Riley. Morì nel 1916, a 66 anni, e venne seppellito nel Crown Hill Cemetery di Indianapolis.
  • James Whitcomb Riley was een Amerikaans schrijver en dichter. In 1870 begon Riley te schrijven voor lokale kranten en, na zich in Indianapolis te hebben gevestigd, voor de Indianapolis Journal. In 1883 publiceerde hij The Old Swimmin' Hole and 'Leven More Poems waarna hij een contract bij een uitgeverij tekende. Later werd hij gekozen als lid van het American Academy of Arts and Letters van wie hij in 1912 een gouden medaille voor zijn werk ontving.
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