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Poetic contemplators of the divine and spiritual, they became at the same time dynamic political leaders.","In their treatment of such themes as the self, nature, love, and nationalism, they exhibited a paradoxical mixture of inner ecstatic emotion and outer dedication to resolving public problems. Their poetry also has in common the use of symbolic images, particularly grass and the sea, reflecting notions of both tranquility and nationalistic activity--growing out of the complicated cultural, social and political conditions in each poet's background.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-16T06:50:13Z (GMT). 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