James Russell Lowell
American poet, critic, and diplomat who wrote the satirical Biglow Papers in Yankee dialect. He was a founding editor of The Atlantic Monthly and one of the Fireside Poets.
Works
- The Biglow PapersSatirical papers critiquing American political and social issues through rural dialect
- A Fable for CriticsMock-heroic poem humorously evaluating American poets and literary figures
- The Vision of Sir LaunfalAllegorical poem about a knight's quest for charity and spiritual redemption
- Poems