Divine Comedies
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Divine Comedies is a celebrated poetry collection by James Merrill that showcases his intricate style, wit, and metaphysical themes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Divine Comedies canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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long poem ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | James Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation |
celebrated
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highly regarded in American poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
metaphysical poetry
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poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm |
lyric poetry
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narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode |
dramatic monologue
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first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPart | The Book of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later volumes of James Merrill’s Ouija-board poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern poetry ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
intricate
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witty ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | James Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Divine Comedies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| publisher | Atheneum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
contemporary American life
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spiritual realms ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic study
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
art and creation
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communication with the dead ⓘ love and relationships ⓘ metaphysical themes ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ the afterlife ⓘ the nature of the soul ⓘ time and memory ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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meditative ⓘ playful ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
allusion
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formal verse structures ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
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