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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One An Overview of the Book Chicago Poems
A. The Publishing of the Book
B. The Overall Arrangement of the Book
C. About the Motif
Chapter Two City Motif in Chicago Poems
A. The Brutal But Dynamic City
1. "Chicago": Miserable but Energetic
2. "The Harbor": Freedom vs. Dependence
3. "Skyscraper": A City Metaphor
4. "They Will Say": Reality in the City
B. The Miserable But Expectant Urban Life in the City
1. General People in the City
2. Men in the City
3. Women in the City
Chapter Three A Survey of the Causes of the City Motif
A. The Influence of Biblical Archetype of the City
1. The City of Evil
2. The City of God
B. The Effect of the American Urban Dream
1. The Power of the City
2. The Dream of the Promised Land
C. Sandburg's Historical Context
1. Sandburg and Naturalism
2. Sandburg's Idealism Inaugurated by Socialism
Conclusion
Notes
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