Amy Lowell (1874-1925), American poet, critic, biographer, and flamboyant promoter of the imagist movement, was important in the "poetic renaissance" of the early 20th century.Amy Lowell was born in B...
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An oft-quoted remark attributed to poet Amy Lowell applies to both her determined personality and her sense of humor: "God made me a business woman," Lowell is reported to have quipped, "and I made my...
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A descendant of a clan of cultivated New England intellectuals whose forebears, the Lowles of Somersetshire, immigrated to America in the seventeenth century, Amy Lowell took pride in her illustriou...
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Amy Lowell of Boston was described by A. Edward Newton in his The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections (1918) as "A poet of rare distinction, a critic, and America's most distinguished...
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In the following essay, the anonymous critic studies Lowell's works, focusing on the themes characteristic of her poetry.
Amy Lowell towers above most contemporary versifiers like a sort of nin...
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In the following essay, originally published in 1925, Lowes describes Lowell's enduring contribution to English poetry.
We are still far too close to the brilliant and arresting personality whi...
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In the following essay, Lowell delivers her thoughts on the value of poetry.
Why should one read Poetry? That seems to me a good deal like asking: Why should one eat? One eats because one has to, to s...
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In the following essay, Hughes surveys Lowell's literary career, evaluating each of her poetry collections and critical works.
Lowell's penchant for self-promotion:
Lowell's reput...
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In the following excerpt, originally published in 1935, Damon examines Lowell's narrative poetry of the years 1914-1918, collected in Men, Women and Ghosts and Can Grande's Castle.
[Men,...
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In the following excerpt, Carlson discusses Lowell's varied use of symbolism in her poetry.
Taken as a whole, Amy Lowell's verse represents the rich and significant variety of symbolism ...
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In the following excerpt, Ruihley analyzes Lowell's later poetry, describing developments of form, style, and theme.
In the years which immediately followed [Amy Lowell's] death, three n...
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In the following essay, Benvenuto examines the stylistic and thematic aspects of Lowell's lyrical poetry in the collections, Pictures of the Floating World and What's O'Clock.
Whi...
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Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell
