ROBERT LOWELL

In his Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry, Robert Lowell put his manic-depressive illness (now known as bipolar disorder) into the public domain, creating a language for madness that was new and arresting. As Dr. Jamison brings her expertise in mood disorders to bear o n Lowells story, she illuminates not only the relationships among mania, depression, and creativity but also the details of Lowell s treatment and how illness and treatment influenced the great work that he produced (and often became its subject). Lowells New En gland roots...[Read more]