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The name "fireside poets" is derived from that popularity; their writing was a source of entertainment for families gathered around the fire at home. The name was further inspired by Longfellow's 1850 poetry collection The Seaside and the Fireside. [3] Lowell published a book titled Fireside Travels in 1864 which helped solidify the title. [4]
William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post.Born in Massachusetts, he started his career as a lawyer but showed an interest in poetry early in his life.
James Russell Lowell (/ ˈ l oʊ əl /; February 22, 1819 – August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat.He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets that rivaled the popularity of British poets.
The Fireside Poets (also known as the "Schoolroom" or "Household Poets") were a group of American poets from New England. The group is usually described as comprising Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , William Cullen Bryant , John Greenleaf Whittier , James Russell Lowell , and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Longfellow often used didacticism in his poetry, but he focused on it less in his later years. [101] Much of his poetry imparts cultural and moral values, particularly focused on life being more than material pursuits. [102] He often used allegory in his work. In "Nature", for example, death is depicted as bedtime for a cranky child. [103]
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (/ h oʊ m z /; August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day.
The Romantic movement in English literature of the early 19th century has its roots in 18th-century poetry, the Gothic novel and the novel of sensibility. [6] [7] This includes the pre-Romantic graveyard poets from the 1740s, whose works are characterized by gloomy meditations on mortality, "skulls and coffins, epitaphs and worms". [8]
John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States.Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns.