Abstract
This article explores the intersection of politics, psychology and rhetoric in Robert Lowell's poetry. It considers how Lowell read aspects of American public life in terms of the oscillation between aggressive energy and listlessness that typified his own manic-depressive illness. It also finds in the poetry a related tension between rhetorical elevation and the voice of exhaustion.
| Translated title of the contribution | Energy and Enervation: The Poetry of Robert Lowell |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 109 - 129 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Cambridge Quarterly |
| Volume | 34 (2) |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2005 |