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Feb 28, 2024 · James Russell Lowell's quote, 'Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor,' is a thought-provoking reflection on the paradoxical nature of democracy.
James Russell Lowell was an American poet, critic, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose major significance probably lies in the interest in literature he helped develop in the United States. He was a highly influential man of letters in his day, but his reputation declined in the 20th century.
James Russell Lowell ( / ˈloʊəl /; 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 who were among the first American poets that rivaled the popularity of British poets.
On Democracy, 1868. Introductory Note. James Russell Lowell, poet, essayist, diplomatist, and scholar, was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on February 22, 1819, the son of a Unitarian minister. Educated at Harvard College, he tried the law, but soon gave it up for literature.
Jan 26, 2009 · Democracy and Other Addresses. Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
The most versatile of the New Englanders during the middle of the nineteenth century, James Russell Lowell was a vital force in the history of American literature and thought during his lifetime. His range and perspicacity in literary criticism are unequalled in nineteenth-century America.
His Democracy and Other Addresses (1887) and Political Essays (1888) display a much more systematic approach to cultural commentary. Since most of the thirteen volumes of poetry and ten volumes...
