James Russell Lowell (1819-91)
Works
13 volumes, Octavo
Houghton, Mifflin, Boston and N.Y.: c. 1905
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The Works of James Russell Lowell
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Standard Library Edition. Dark brown morocco and marbled boards, raised bands with gilt trim lettering, last two volumes with small ornaments in spine compartments, t.e.g., untrimmed.
James Russell Lowell is one of the group of authors sometimes called the Fireside Poets or the Schoolroom Poets, a group which also included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. They wrote in a style that was very popular in the 19th century, with a traditional approach to verse and incorporating moral lessons into their works. Lowell was also an ardent abolitionist. Lowell's most famous poem was "The Vision of Sir Launfal" (1848), a long narrative poem that took the Arthurian legend of the search for the Holy Grail as a point of departure for an imaginative reinvention of the Grail quest story, adding a democratic twist that was quintessentially American. It was reprinted regularly for over 50 years after its publication and was a popular text for teaching poetry in American schools. The 1919 edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations contained 99 quotes by Lowell.