Geography III

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Geography III is a 1976 poetry collection by American poet Elizabeth Bishop, noted for its precise language, autobiographical elements, and exploration of geography, memory, and perception.

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instanceOf book
poetry collection
author Elizabeth Bishop NERFINISHED
containsAutobiographicalElements yes
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception highly acclaimed
follows The Complete Poems, 1927–1972 NERFINISHED
genre poetry
hasParatext epigraphs from 19th-century geography textbooks
hasPoem 12 O’Clock News NERFINISHED
Crusoe in England NERFINISHED
Five Flights Up NERFINISHED
In the Waiting Room NERFINISHED
One Art NERFINISHED
Poem
The End of March NERFINISHED
The Moose NERFINISHED
The Riverman NERFINISHED
The Shampoo NERFINISHED
hasTheme childhood memory
geography
identity
loss
perception
travel
influencedBy Elizabeth Bishop’s childhood in Nova Scotia
Elizabeth Bishop’s travels NERFINISHED
language English
literaryMovement modernist-influenced American poetry
literaryPeriod 20th-century American poetry
notableFor autobiographical elements
exploration of geography
exploration of memory
exploration of perception
precise language
partOf Elizabeth Bishop bibliography
publicationYear 1976
publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED
settingElement Brazil NERFINISHED
New England NERFINISHED
Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
significance one of Elizabeth Bishop’s major late works
structure single-volume collection of poems
styleCharacteristic formal control
ironic tone
narrative elements
vivid imagery

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Elizabeth Bishop notableWork Geography III