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Robert Lowell' Poetry

Introduction

Robert Lowell was widely famous for inspiring and teaching Sylvia Plath, Ann Sexton and John Berryman. For this reason, since it was poetic complexity Owner tempestuous life, he was called "Father of the confessional", a term used to describe the aesthetic trend of Sexton, Plath and Berryman. It is estimated that the work of Lowell were born of his own unhappiness and the political, social and ideological that occurred in the United States after World War II (Kang, pp. 5-61).

He was an alcohol stubborn, and he married three times. From 1949, his manic depression increased to the point of taking a decision to stay in mental hospitals, several times. Lowell began writing at St. Mark's School, where he studied with Richard Eberhart. After studying English literature at Harvard, he moved toward the Kenyon College where he met Randall Jarrell and Peter Taylor, with whom he had a long friendship. He achieved his graduation and moved to Louisiana State University. Although he enlisted in the Army during World War II, when summoned decides declared conscientious objector, because he had to spend several months in prison. Some students of the life of Lowell think this could be due to the collapse in his mental health. In 1944, he released his first poetry collection, "Land of Unlikeness." In 1946, he released “Lord Weary's Castle" with which he won the Pulitzer. Lowell died of a heart attack on September 12, 1977 while traveling by taxi in New York City (Kang, pp. 5-61).

Discussion

Robert Lowell and Classics

Robert Lowell is famous for having a great knowledge of classics as compared to any other poet of his time. He extensively used classics in his work. During the time, when classical languages and literature were not included in the syllabus, and the classic were not admired by the readers, he had studied Greek and Latin language and received highest honors (Meyers, pp. 173).

In the later life of Lowell, classics became the important element of his poetry and remained alive and high priority to Lowell, as contemporary literature. Lowell talked about many classical writers in his letters and interviews. Moreover, he wrote essays and the epic. He wrote noninterventionist imitations of Sappho and Homer. In addition to it, he translated Vergil, Horace, Juvenal and Propertius along with Aeschylus' Orenstein and Prometheus. He has written several Classical Allusions in his poetry and composed several poems on historical, literary and mythological figures from the classics (Meyers, pp. 173).

Reflection of Classical Culture on Contemporary America

Robert Lowell noticeably compressed chapters from Plutarch, Livy, Suetonius and Thucydides in the Sonnets, in History. In particular, He used classical culture in order to reflect on contemporary America and to sensationalize his personal life, concepts and fascinations. For him, poetic license was an art (Meyers, pp. 174).

Placing Oneself in Harmony with the Universe

The fundamental principle of Lowell was to place oneself in harmony with the universe and execute to the best of one's capability. Lowell discussed the origins of poetry and analyzed the characters and ...