Poet and philosopher Archibald Lampman (1861-1899)
led not a life of his own, but an existance forced upon him by peers and an
unfeeling and cold society. Dying far before his time, Lampman led a life
of misery. He was supported only by a few close friends and his immortal poetry.
This essay is founded around one particular of his works but I feel it
necessary to discuss the conditions in which he lived in order to fully
understand what he was trying to express and/or symbolize.
Lampman really hated his day to day life, he lived only for his friends and
his works. Trapped in a city for…
