tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post7644897151662743212..comments2023-10-12T07:13:01.637-04:00Comments on The American Literary Blog: Lowell and Poe: lacking in characterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-47419914280833007432013-08-23T17:59:43.492-04:002013-08-23T17:59:43.492-04:00Lowell was also upset that Poe had taken jabs at h...Lowell was also upset that Poe had taken jabs at his friend, neighbor, and colleague Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Certainly, that's a major part of this. The reality is that, though Poe had quickly gained a reputation in 1845 for "The Raven," he inadvertently kicked his own ladder out when he started attacking one of the most genteel beloved poets of the generation within months.Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-11480939908808573222013-08-23T11:08:34.532-04:002013-08-23T11:08:34.532-04:00Sounds like Lowell here, writing to Briggs, having...Sounds like Lowell here, writing to Briggs, having made it into the upper echelons of society, is busy at work "removing his connection" to Poe with these statements. "Kicking the ladder out from under Poe", I think, would be a more accurate assessment than Lowell's own of what he is doing in this instance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442367225420169056noreply@blogger.com