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Title: Home school of American literature:
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Birdsall, William Wilfred, 1854-1909, (from old catalog) comp. and ed Jones, Rufus Matthew, 1863- (from old catalog) joint comp. and ed
Subjects: American literature English literature
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Elliott publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. 101 Englishman, Carlyle whose Life of Schiller and his Sator Resartus, areequally as unlike himself as were Lowells first two publications. In 1844, cameanother volume of poems, manifesting a still further mark of advancement. Thelongest in this collection— The Legend of Brittany —is,,in imagination and artis-tic finish, one of his best and secured the first general consent for the authorsadmission into the company of men of genius. During this same year (1844) Mr. Lowell married the poetess, Maria White, anardent Abolitionist, whose anti-slavery convictions influenced his after career. Twoof Mrs. Lowells poems, The Alpine Sheep and the Morning Glory areespecially popular. Lowell was devotedly attached to his singularly beautiful and
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HOME OF JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. sympathetic poet wife and made her the subject of some of his most exquisite verses.They were both contributors to the Liberty Bell and Anti-slavery Standard,thus enjoying companionship in their labors. In 1845, appeared Lowells Conversation on Some Old Poets, consisting of aseries of criticisms, and discussions which evince a- careful and delicate study. Thiswas the beginning of the critical work in which he afterward became so famous, thathe was styled The First Critic of America. Lowell was also a humorist by nature. His irrepressible perception of the comi-cal and the funny find expression everywhere, both in his poetry and prose. His 102 JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. Fable for Critics was a delight to those whom he both satirized and criticised in agood-natured manner. Bryant, Poe, Hawthorne and Whittier, each are made to passin procession for their share of criticism—which is as excellent as amusing—andCarlyle and Emerson are contrasted

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