“Commander Lowell”
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“Commander Lowell” is a confessional poem by Robert Lowell that portrays his father’s character and their strained relationship, and is included in his influential 1959 collection Life Studies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Commander Lowell” canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
confessional poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Life Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Robert Lowell's strained relationship with his father ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| includedIn | Life Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Confessional poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intimate autobiographical detail
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psychological depth ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Lowell's confessional phase ⓘ |
| portrays | Robert Lowell's father NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Farrar, Straus and Cudahy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
class and status
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family conflict ⓘ father–son relationship ⓘ masculinity ⓘ memory and childhood ⓘ psychological introspection ⓘ |
| tone |
critical
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reflective ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Robert Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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