TY - BOOK AU - Lowell,James Russell TI - A Fable for Critics AV - PS PY - 2021/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - American poetry -- 19th century KW - American literature -- 19th century -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fable_for_Critics; Release date is 2021-09-03; Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Original publication data not identified N2 - "A Fable for Critics" by James Russell Lowell is a book-length satirical poem published in 1848. The work features Apollo, god of poetry, and a critic discussing the state of American literature while sitting under a laurel tree. Lowell satirizes prominent literary figures of his era, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Margaret Fuller, mixing sharp criticism with occasional praise. Published anonymously at first, the poem earned Lowell notoriety once his authorship was revealed, drawing both acclaim and controversy for its bold assessments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66213 ER -