Charon’s Cosmology
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Charon’s Cosmology is a 1977 poetry collection by Charles Simic that blends surreal imagery, dark humor, and metaphysical reflection on death and the underworld.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charon’s Cosmology canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | late 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| author | Charles Simic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Charles Simic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
the absurdity of existence
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the afterlife ⓘ the boundary between life and death ⓘ the underworld as metaphor ⓘ |
| hasForm |
free verse
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasMood |
contemplative
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eerie ⓘ playful yet macabre ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalReference | Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
meditation on death
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vision of the underworld ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasStyle | surreal imagery ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dreams
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existentialism ⓘ memory ⓘ mythology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dark humor
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death ⓘ metaphysical reflection ⓘ mortality ⓘ the underworld ⓘ |
| hasTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | surrealism ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorWork | Charles Simic bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| titleReferences | Charon, the ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
imagery
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irony ⓘ metaphor ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
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