Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
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Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror is a landmark 1975 poetry collection by John Ashbery, renowned for its complex, meditative style and its title poem, which won multiple major literary awards.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | John Ashbery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Award for Poetry
NERFINISHED
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National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPoem | Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | landmark work of late-20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| followedBy | Houseboat Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | canon of American poetry ⓘ |
| hasCentralPoem | Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of poems ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasPoeticMode |
lyric
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meditative lyric ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
art and representation
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consciousness ⓘ perception ⓘ self-reflection ⓘ time ⓘ |
| hasTitlePoem | Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | John Ashbery bibliography ⓘ |
| inspirationArtist | Parmigianino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (painting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTitleOf | Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | free verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableWork | Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 80–100 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Double Dream of Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| recognizedAs | major work of John Ashbery ⓘ |
| style |
complex
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meditative ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
associative logic
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ekphrasis ⓘ shifting perspectives ⓘ |
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