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...Webster was very much a romanticist," Erickson said, adding that "Rather than the novel, he used the political arena as his canvas...
...Erickson theorized that Webster, through his political speeches, did a great deal to perpetuate a "myth of America...
...Erickson, whose grant was awarded under a special division of the competition created in honor of the bicentennial anniversary of the ratification of the Constitution, will be researching the application of his theory to politicians other than Webster during the period between the ratification of the Constitution and the end of the Civil...
...Erickson said he hopes to support his theory that the constitutional and governmental interpretations of the politicians of this period may be "viewed as much as works of art as pure political analyses...
...Added Erickson, "some poets used a mythic or classical mode like Homer, others a lyrical mode, like Wordsworth. These men used American history...