Willard Spiegelman
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195368130
- eISBN:
- 9780199852192
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195368130.003.0018
- Subject:
- Literature, Poetry
This chapter looks at the achievement of Robert Lowell as a poet. It discusses Lowell's rebellions against proper Brahmin Boston and other representatives of authority and his popularization of the ...
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This chapter looks at the achievement of Robert Lowell as a poet. It discusses Lowell's rebellions against proper Brahmin Boston and other representatives of authority and his popularization of the term confessional poetry. It explains that during his career Lowell looked within and without, devising multiple designs for his articulations and that his style and subjects never stopped changing. Lowell's history and his participation in history received equivalent attention, sometimes simultaneously, sometimes sequentially.Less
This chapter looks at the achievement of Robert Lowell as a poet. It discusses Lowell's rebellions against proper Brahmin Boston and other representatives of authority and his popularization of the term confessional poetry. It explains that during his career Lowell looked within and without, devising multiple designs for his articulations and that his style and subjects never stopped changing. Lowell's history and his participation in history received equivalent attention, sometimes simultaneously, sometimes sequentially.
Michael R. Yogg
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231167468
- eISBN:
- 9780231537025
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231167468.003.0009
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, History of Economic Thought
This epilogue makes conclusions based on the preceding analysis on the financial and investment perspectives of mutual fund pioneer, Paul Cabot. Paul had used two modes of thought—moralism (inherited ...
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This epilogue makes conclusions based on the preceding analysis on the financial and investment perspectives of mutual fund pioneer, Paul Cabot. Paul had used two modes of thought—moralism (inherited largely from his family and the Boston Brahmin culture), and empiricism (his innate skill, which was reinforced by his education and investment experience)—in order to challenge the prevailing business culture. While Paul had objected to price manipulation, the dumping of unwanted securities into mutual fund portfolios, and the unnecessarily complicated capital structures, he had been successful. Above all, his entire career demonstrates that putting client’s interests first can be a sounder path to business success than a focus on growth and personal enrichment.Less
This epilogue makes conclusions based on the preceding analysis on the financial and investment perspectives of mutual fund pioneer, Paul Cabot. Paul had used two modes of thought—moralism (inherited largely from his family and the Boston Brahmin culture), and empiricism (his innate skill, which was reinforced by his education and investment experience)—in order to challenge the prevailing business culture. While Paul had objected to price manipulation, the dumping of unwanted securities into mutual fund portfolios, and the unnecessarily complicated capital structures, he had been successful. Above all, his entire career demonstrates that putting client’s interests first can be a sounder path to business success than a focus on growth and personal enrichment.
