Description
Of the twenty chapters that make up these Memoirs, seventeen appear here in print for the first time, unearthed by the editors from the Harvard Archive. They include intense depictions of Lowell's mental illness and his efforts to recover, and conclude with reminiscences of other writers - T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Ezra Pound, John Berryman, Anne Sexton, Hannah Arendt, and Sylvia Plath. Memoirs demonstrates Lowell's expansive gifts as a prose stylist and provide further evidence of the range and brilliance of his achievement.
A complete collection of Robert Lowell's autobiographical prose, from unpublished writings about his youth to reflections on the triumphs and confusions of his adult life.
About the Author
Robert Lowell (1917-1977) was the ground-breaking author of many books of poetry, including Life Studies (1959) and For the Union Dead (1964). With John Berryman, Elizabeth Bishop and Sylvia Plath he shaped the fashion in American poetry for the confessional, autobiographical poetry that transformed the scene.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571373277
Author Robert Lowell
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 775g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 164mm * 35mm
