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'''Robert Lowell''' (1917-1977) was an American author. His works include ''Land of Unlikeness'' (1944), ''Lord Weary's Castle'' (1946), ''The Mill of the Kavanaughs'' (1951), ''Old Glory'' (1964), and ''Dolphin'' (1973). He won a Pulitzer Prize for ''Lord Weary's Castle'' and for ''Dolphin''.<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall: New York, 1991.</ref> | '''Robert Lowell''' (1917-1977) was an American author. His works include ''Land of Unlikeness'' (1944), ''Lord Weary's Castle'' (1946), ''The Mill of the Kavanaughs'' (1951), ''Old Glory'' (1964), and ''Dolphin'' (1973). He won a Pulitzer Prize for ''Lord Weary's Castle'' and for ''Dolphin''.<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall: New York, 1991.</ref> | ||
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| + | Lowell was born March 1, 1917, to a high-class family in Boston, Massachusetts, and claims many famous relatives including [[Jonathan Edwards]], [[Anne Hutchinson]], and [[Robert Livingston]].<ref>https://www.poemhunter.com/robert-lowell/biography/</ref> As a young child, he had decided on a career as a poet, and studied the English poetry tradition each summer between studying at St. Mark's preparatory school.<ref>http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/g_l/lowell/bio.htm</ref> He attended [[Harvard University]] for two years before transferring to Kenyon College, where got an undergraduate degree in 1940, and later attended Louisiana State University.<ref>https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/robert-lowell</ref> He spent a year in jail when he avoided the draft during [[World War Two]] (which he did in opposition to Allied saturation bombing).<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-robert-lowell-sentenced-to-prison</ref> It was during those post-graduation years that he met [[Randall Jarrell]], converted to Roman Catholicism, and wrote the poems that would become ''Land of Unlikeness'' and ''Lord Weary's Castle''.<ref>https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/robert-lowell</ref> He would continue to write in ''Mills of the Kavanaughs'', a series of monologues, though it was his 1959 poetic autobiography ''Life Studies'' that would establish the genre of confessional poetry for which he known for creating.<ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Robert_Lowell</ref> | ||
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| + | In the 1960s he furthered the movement for confessional poetry.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/robert-lowell-39786</ref> The autobiographical theme is reflected to varying degrees in his following works, ''For the Union Dead'' (1964), ''Near the Ocean'' (1967), ''Notebook: Nineteen Sixty-Seven to Nineteen Sixty-Eight'' (1969), ''Day by Day'' (1977), and ''Last Poems'' (1977).<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/american-literature-biographies/robert-lowell</ref> He won a second Pulitzer Prize for ''The Dolphin'' and worked in his later years to translate Racine's ''Phaedre'', Aeschylus's ''Prometheus Bound'', and the works of various European poets including [[Charles Baudelaire]].<ref>"Lowell, Robert." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> | ||
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| + | He died on September 12, 1977 on the way to see his wife, returning from the airport in a taxicab after visiting Ireland.<ref>http://www.todayinliterature.com/stories.asp?Event_Date=9/12/1977</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *[https://www.poemhunter.com/robert-lowell/poems/ Poems] on the Poem Hunter website | ||
| + | *[https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/robert-lowell Extensive Biography] by the Poetry Foundation | ||
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Revision as of 20:03, May 23, 2017
Robert Lowell (1917-1977) was an American author. His works include Land of Unlikeness (1944), Lord Weary's Castle (1946), The Mill of the Kavanaughs (1951), Old Glory (1964), and Dolphin (1973). He won a Pulitzer Prize for Lord Weary's Castle and for Dolphin.[1]
Life and Works
Lowell was born March 1, 1917, to a high-class family in Boston, Massachusetts, and claims many famous relatives including Jonathan Edwards, Anne Hutchinson, and Robert Livingston.[2] As a young child, he had decided on a career as a poet, and studied the English poetry tradition each summer between studying at St. Mark's preparatory school.[3] He attended Harvard University for two years before transferring to Kenyon College, where got an undergraduate degree in 1940, and later attended Louisiana State University.[4] He spent a year in jail when he avoided the draft during World War Two (which he did in opposition to Allied saturation bombing).[5] It was during those post-graduation years that he met Randall Jarrell, converted to Roman Catholicism, and wrote the poems that would become Land of Unlikeness and Lord Weary's Castle.[6] He would continue to write in Mills of the Kavanaughs, a series of monologues, though it was his 1959 poetic autobiography Life Studies that would establish the genre of confessional poetry for which he known for creating.[7]
In the 1960s he furthered the movement for confessional poetry.[8] The autobiographical theme is reflected to varying degrees in his following works, For the Union Dead (1964), Near the Ocean (1967), Notebook: Nineteen Sixty-Seven to Nineteen Sixty-Eight (1969), Day by Day (1977), and Last Poems (1977).[9] He won a second Pulitzer Prize for The Dolphin and worked in his later years to translate Racine's Phaedre, Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, and the works of various European poets including Charles Baudelaire.[10]
He died on September 12, 1977 on the way to see his wife, returning from the airport in a taxicab after visiting Ireland.[11]
References
- ↑ The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference. Prentice Hall: New York, 1991.
- ↑ https://www.poemhunter.com/robert-lowell/biography/
- ↑ http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/g_l/lowell/bio.htm
- ↑ https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/robert-lowell
- ↑ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-robert-lowell-sentenced-to-prison
- ↑ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/robert-lowell
- ↑ http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Robert_Lowell
- ↑ http://www.biography.com/people/robert-lowell-39786
- ↑ http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/american-literature-biographies/robert-lowell
- ↑ "Lowell, Robert." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
- ↑ http://www.todayinliterature.com/stories.asp?Event_Date=9/12/1977
External Links
- Poems on the Poem Hunter website
- Extensive Biography by the Poetry Foundation