Although today his criticism is more likely to be read than his poetry, Lascelles Abercrombie was regarded as one of the leading poets of the Georgian group that dominated English poetry during the se...
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In the following review, Untermeyer assesses Abercrombie's verse drama Deborah as one of the finest examples in its genre of its day.
Just as the critics have proved, to their own satisfacti...
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In the following excerpt, Sturgeon examines the ways in which Abercrombie's poetry represents the age in which it was written.
In the sweet chorus of modern poetry one may hear a strange new...
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In the following essay, Weygandt concludes that Abercrombie's vivid characterizations are the most memorable elements of his poetry.
Lascelles Abercrombie (b. 1881) is a difficult poet. He i...
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In the following essay, Fisher discusses how Abercrombie's plays convey “symbolic realism” through his frequent use of metaphorical language and symbolic settings, as well as by c...
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In the following essay, Parker places Abercrombie within the historical context of his contemporaries and discusses his critical reception.
‘Anyone who has ever heard him will remember the c...
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Lascelles Abercrombie
Critical Review by Louis Untermeyer
