The Lyric Poetry of Lowell (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Russell Lowell
- First Published: 1841
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nature, Social issues, Emotions, Civil War, Trees, Nostalgia
Critical Evaluation:
It is generally acknowledged that when compared with his contemporaries Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier, James Russell Lowell is more intellectual, wittier, and more versatile in his writings. He is remembered as a critic of distinction who carefully reread everything before he passed judgment; he was a superb writer of comic dialect poems; and he did a masterful job in the whole composition of THE BIGLOW PAPERS.
Lowell as lyric poet, however, is not clearly superior. He was an inconsistent performer. With his brilliant and perceptive...
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