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This paper situates the work of the Irish modernist Denis Devlin and the mid-century American poet Robert Lowell within a transatlantic literary network that was profoundly shaped by the New Critics, and eliciting comparable aspects of their poetry in the forties in terms of a New Critical aesthetic.
- Stewart Donovan
The title poem, a meditation on the Civil War, the heroic Colonel Shaw, and modern Boston, shows Lowell at the height of his powers, writing in a free verse that has never been so utterly controlled. One does not want to speak about poetry achieved at this level; it is to be read, and learned.
Lowell’s is a poetry in the Symbolist tradition; its symbols, whether used to convey religious significance (as in his first two books) or to express psychological realities (as in his...
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Lowell grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard University and Kenyon College. He is best known for his volume Life Studies (1959), but his true greatness as an American poet lies in the astonishing variety of his work.
Robert Lowell is considered one of the most important American poets of the postwar era. His work continues to resonate with readers today for its unflinching exploration of personal struggles, family history, and the political turmoil of his time.
Summary. In ‘History,’ Robert Lowell considers the way in which human’s view history and the way in which the written word contrasts with the real world. The poem considers the inevitability of death and the lack of meaning to be found in the world, even though people continue looking for it.
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Robert Lowell made free translations of poems by writers from Homer to Boris Pasternak, which constitute Imitations and the similar translations of Roman poems in Near the Ocean.
