Publisher's Synopsis
""The Latest Literary Essays and Addresses of James Russell Lowell"" is a collection of essays and speeches by the American writer and critic James Russell Lowell. The book features a wide range of topics, including literary criticism, politics, and social commentary. Lowell's essays cover a variety of authors and works, from Shakespeare to Dante to Thoreau, and reflect his deep knowledge of literature and his keen insights into the human condition. In addition to literary criticism, Lowell also addresses issues such as the abolition of slavery, American democracy, and the role of the poet in society. The book is a testament to Lowell's skill as a writer and his importance as a cultural figure in 19th-century America.1893. 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. Because of their conservative approach to verse and the often blatant morality in their poetry, the very qualities that made them popular in their day, have put them out of favor for much of the twentieth century. However, given that Lowell was an ardent abolitionist he may not have been considered conservative in his day. Contents: Gray; Some Letters of Walter Savage Landor; Walton; Milton�������s Areopagitica; Shakespeare�������s Richard III; The Study of Modern Languages; and The Progress of the World. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
