“The Neo-Classical Urn”

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poem

“The Neo-Classical Urn” is a poem by Robert Lowell included in his influential 1959 collection Life Studies, reflecting his shift toward a more personal, confessional style.

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The Neo-Classical Urn	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	poem ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	mid-20th-century American poetry ⓘ
author	Robert Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorFullName	Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV NERFINISHED ⓘ
collectionSection	Life Studies (poems section, not prose family history section) NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributesTo	Robert Lowell’s reputation as a confessional poet ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
firstPublishedIn	Life Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ
form	free verse ⓘ
genre	lyric poetry ⓘ
hasTheme	art and classical tradition ⓘ confessional self-examination ⓘ family and memory ⓘ personal experience ⓘ psychological introspection ⓘ
includedIn	Life Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOfNotableWork	Life Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryMovement	Confessional poetry ⓘ
meter	irregular ⓘ
publicationYear	1959 ⓘ
publisherOfFirstBookPublication	Farrar, Straus and Cudahy NERFINISHED ⓘ
reflectsAuthorStyleShift	yes ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor	Man and Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ Memories of West Street and Lepke NERFINISHED ⓘ Skunk Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ
rhymeScheme	irregular ⓘ
subjectOfStudy	confessional poetry scholarship ⓘ modern American poetry criticism ⓘ

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