Description: New essays providing fresh insights into the great 20th-century American poet Lowell, his writings, and his struggles.
Review Quotes: In using new forms of critical appreciation to revisit Lowell's oeuvre, the authors of these essays regularly reaffirm his status as a unique talent who appreciated the ambiguity of living and challenged the ability of language to represent the subtleties of existence. ...The collection should inspire both students and teachers to fall in love with the big gun from Boston once more.-- "Irish Journal of American Studies"