“Home After Three Months Away”
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“Home After Three Months Away” is a confessional lyric poem by Robert Lowell that reflects on his return from a mental hospital and the emotional distance he feels from his family and home.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
confessional poem
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lyric poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
emotional tension
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self-reflection ⓘ vivid domestic imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely studied in discussions of confessional poetry ⓘ |
| explores |
difficulty of reintegration after treatment
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limits of communication within a family ⓘ |
| focusesOn | gap between inner experience and outward domestic scene ⓘ |
| genre | confessional poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialPersona | Robert Lowell’s poetic speaker ⓘ |
| hasCentralCharacter | the returning husband and father ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Confessional poetry movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postwar American poetry ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Robert Lowell’s experiences with psychiatric hospitalization ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Life Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
family home
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post-hospitalization period ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
American literature courses
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modern poetry courses ⓘ |
| style |
autobiographical
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confessional ⓘ introspective ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
observation of wife and child
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sense of estrangement in the home ⓘ speaker’s return from a mental hospital ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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domestic life ⓘ emotional distance ⓘ family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ mental illness ⓘ recovery ⓘ returning home ⓘ |
| tone |
intimate
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melancholic ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
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