Warren, Jarrell, & Lowell : collaboration in the reshaping of American poetry / Joan Romano Shifflett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shifflett, Joan Romano, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977.

Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965.

Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989.

American poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

American poetry.

Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989--Criticism and interpretation.

Warren, Robert Penn.

Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989--Friends and associates.

Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965--Criticism and interpretation.

Jarrell, Randall.

Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965--Friends and associates.

Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977--Criticism and interpretation.

Lowell, Robert.

Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977--Friends and associates.

Friendship.

Friends and associates.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Warren, Jarrell, and Lowell

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Robert Penn Warren, Randall Jarrell, and Robert Lowell maintained lifelong, well-documented friendships with one another, often discussing each other's work in private correspondence and published reviews. The author's work traces the artistic and personal connections between the three writers. Her study uncovers the significance of their parallel literary development and reevaluates dominant views of how American poetry evolved during the mid-twentieth century. Familiar accounts of literary history, most prominently the celebration of Lowell's "Life Studies" as a revolutionary breakthrough into confessional poetry, have obscured the significance of the deep connections that Lowell shared with Warren and Jarrell. During the 1950s, the three poets became public figures, producing major works that addressed the nation's postwar need to reconnect with humanity. They continued to respond in interlocking ways throughout the 1960s, with each writer using innovative stylistic techniques to create a colloquy with readers that directed attention away from superficial matters and toward the important work of self-reflection. Drawing from biographical materials and correspondence, along with detailed readings of many poems, the work offers a compelling new perspective on the shaping of twentieth-century American poetry"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Fugitive Roots and Blossoming Friendships

Creating a New Aesthetic, Together

Robert Frost: A Unifying Figure to Guide Change

The Turning Point at Midcentury

Reconsidering Life Studies and Lowell's Career

The 1960s: The Times They Are A-Changin

Endings and New Beginnings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Shifflett, Joan Romano, Warren, Jarrell, and Lowell

ISBN:

9780807172179

0807172170

OCLC:

1122800078