Warren, Jarrell, & Lowell collaboration in the reshaping of American poetry Warren, Jarrell, and Lowell Shifflett, Joan Romano creator author. text bibliography Criticism, interpretation, etc. lau 2020 monographic eng print xiv, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "Robert Penn Warren, Randall Jarrell, and Robert Lowell maintained lifelong, well-documented friendships with one another, often discussing each other's work in private correspondence and published reviews. The author's work traces the artistic and personal connections between the three writers. Her study uncovers the significance of their parallel literary development and reevaluates dominant views of how American poetry evolved during the mid-twentieth century. Familiar accounts of literary history, most prominently the celebration of Lowell's "Life Studies" as a revolutionary breakthrough into confessional poetry, have obscured the significance of the deep connections that Lowell shared with Warren and Jarrell. During the 1950s, the three poets became public figures, producing major works that addressed the nation's postwar need to reconnect with humanity. They continued to respond in interlocking ways throughout the 1960s, with each writer using innovative stylistic techniques to create a colloquy with readers that directed attention away from superficial matters and toward the important work of self-reflection. Drawing from biographical materials and correspondence, along with detailed readings of many poems, the work offers a compelling new perspective on the shaping of twentieth-century American poetry"-- Fugitive Roots and Blossoming Friendships -- Creating a New Aesthetic, Together -- Robert Frost: A Unifying Figure to Guide Change -- The Turning Point at Midcentury -- Reconsidering Life Studies and Lowell's Career -- The 1960s: The Times They Are A-Changin -- Endings and New Beginnings. Joan Romano Shifflett. Includes bibliographical references and index. Warren, Robert Penn 1905-1989 Critcism and interpretation Warren, Robert Penn 1905-1989 Friends and associates Jarrell, Randall 1914-1965 Critcism and interpretation Jarrell, Randall 1914-1965 Friends and associates Lowell, Robert 1917-1977 Criticism and interpretation Lowell, Robert 1917-1977 Friends and associates Jarrell, Randall 1914-1965 Lowell, Robert 1917-1977 Warren, Robert Penn 1905-1989 American poetry 20th century History and criticism American poetry Friendship 1900-1999 fast PS323.5 .S55 2020 811/.5209 Warren, Jarrell, and Lowell Shifflett, Joan Romano, Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2020. (DLC) 2019050578 9780807172179 0807172170 9780807173817 9780807173824 2019050577 pda,print DLC 200319 20250318214309.2 in00004277699 eng