James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)
Author of The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell
About the Author
James Russell Lowell (February 22, 1819 - August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers. But Lowell's real strengths as a writer are better found in his prose essays than in his verse. A man show more great in literary learning (he was professor of belles-lettres at Harvard College for many years), wise and passionate in his commitments, he was a great upholder of tradition and value. His essays on the great writers of England and Europe still endure, distinguished not only by their astute insights into the literary classics of Western culture, but also by their spectacular style and stunning wit. Lowell graduated from Harvard College in 1838 and went on to earn a law degree from Harvard Law School. He published his first collection of poetry in 1841. Nor was Lowell merely a dweller in an ivory tower. In his youth, he worked passionately for the cause of abolition, risking his literary reputation for a principle that he saw as absolute. In his middle years, he was founding editor of the Atlantic Monthly and guided it during its early years toward its enormous success. In his final years, this great example of American character and style represented the United States first as minister to Spain (1877--80), and afterwards to Great Britain (1880--85). Lowell was married twice: First to the poet Mary White Lowell, who died of tuberculosis, and second to Frances Dunlap. He died on August 12, 1891, at his home, Elmwood. He was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by James Russell Lowell
A fable for critics : or, better ... A glance at a few of our literary progenies ... (2018) 12 copies
The Courtin' 10 copies
Literary and political addresses 7 copies
Literary Essays; Volume 4 7 copies
Under the willows, and other poems 5 copies
Lowell's Poems. Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell "Household Edition of the Poets.." Complete (1884) 4 copies
Last poems of James Russell Lowell 4 copies
The poetical works of James Russell Lowell in four volumes Volume II The biglow papers (1894) 4 copies
Literary Essays (III) 3 copies
Lectures on English poets 3 copies
Poetical works 3 copies
Early Poems by James Russell Lowell 3 copies
The Writings of James Russell Lowell 3 copies
Lowell's Poems. Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell "Household Edition of the Poets.." Complete (1897) 3 copies
Poems by James Russell Lowell 2 copies
Literary essays, volume I 2 copies
THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFAL AND OTHER POEMS WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH NOTES PORTRAIT AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS (1910) 2 copies
The earlier essays of James Russell Lowell, (Macmillan's pocket American and English classics) (1916) 2 copies
The Penny poets IV 2 copies
Lowell's Works IV: Among My Books II 2 copies
Lowell's Works III: Among My Books I 2 copies
Two essays of James Russell Lowell 2 copies
Lowell's prose works 1 copy
Literary Essays, II 1 copy
Cambridge in the Centennial: Proceedings, July 3, 1875, in Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of Washington's… (2010) 1 copy
Special millenium issue 1 copy
The. is ion of Sir Launfel 1 copy
Lowell Leaflets: Poems & Prose Passages From the Works of James Russell Lowell (Riverside Literature Series,… (1896) 1 copy
“Science and Poetry” 1 copy
Sir Launfal and other poems 1 copy
American Critical Essays, XIX-XX Century (The World's Classics) — Contributor — 1 copy
POEMS BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AND JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (AMERICAN AUTHORS IN PROSE AND POETRY) 1 copy
The First Snowfall 1 copy
The Vision of Sir Launfal & Other Poems: 'One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning'' (2019) 1 copy
The Writings of James Russell Lowell, Prose and Poetical, complete in 10 volumes (Riverside Edition) 1 copy
Cambridge thirty years ago 1 copy
Lowell's Poems, Early Poems 1 copy
Lowell's Works X: Poems II 1 copy
Lowell's Works XI: Poems III 1 copy
Lowell's Works XII: Poems IV 1 copy
Lowell's Works XIII: Poems V 1 copy
Lowell's Works XV: Letters I 1 copy
The Brave Knight 1 copy
Portrait of a Friendship: Drawn from New Letters of James Russell Lowell to Sybella, Lady Lyttelton, 1881-91 (1990) 1 copy
[Prose works 1 copy
On democracy : an address delivered in the Town hall, Birmingham, on the 6th of October, 1884, 1 copy
Modern Classics. My Garden Acquaintance; A Good Word for Winter; A Moosehead Journal. The Farmer's Boy (2016) 1 copy
The Poetical Works Vol. V 1 copy
Gems from Lowell 1 copy
The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W.… (2011) 1 copy
Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated) (Delphi Poets Series Book 65) (2016) 1 copy
Lowell's Works IX: Poems I 1 copy
Associated Works
The Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now (2008) — Contributor — 156 copies
An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine (2000) — Contributor — 133 copies
American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation (2012) — Contributor; Contributor — 122 copies
American Literature: The Makers and the Making (In Two Volumes) (1973) — Contributor, some editions — 25 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1819-02-22
- Date of death
- 1891-08-12
- Burial location
- Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Spain
England - Education
- Harvard College (1838)
Harvard Law School - Occupations
- poet
essayist
diplomat
professor
political satirist
editor (show all 8)
lawyer
critic - Relationships
- Lowell, Amy (cousin)
Lowell, Percival (cousin)
Woolf, Virginia (goddaughter)
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (friend)
Clough, Arthur Hugh (friend)
Howells, William Dean (friend) (show all 7)
Lowell, Robert (great-great-nephew) - Organizations
- The Atlantic Monthly
North American Review
American Dialect Society
Fireside Poets - Awards and honors
- Poet of the Class, Harvard (1838)
The Hall of Fame for Great Americans (1905)
Ambassadorship to the Kingdom of Spain
Ambassador to the Court of St. James's
Honorary Doctorate of Law, Oxford University
Honorary Doctorate of Law, Cambridge University (show all 10)
Member, Spanish Academy
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People named its newsletter The Crisis after his poem, "The Present Crisis."
The poem was also the source of the hymn "Once to Every Man and Nation."
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