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Robert Traill Spence Lowell, Jr. (1917–1977) was an American poet, translator, peace activist, and writer. Born in Boston, he was educated at Harvard University, Harvard College, and Kenyon College. Lowell served as a faculty member at Harvard University and the University of Iowa. He was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
His literary achievements include receiving the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and the National Book Award. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Lowell was married to Jean Stafford, Elizabeth Hardwick, and Caroline Blackwood. He died of a myocardial infarction in New York City. His works are archived at the Harry Ransom Center.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1 Mar 1917
- Died
- 12 Sept 1977
- Works
- 130
Top works
- Giorno Per Giorno
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II
- The march
- Naked lunch
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Film & TV
Known for
- The Fall1969
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV , ( 1917-03-01 ) March 1, 1917, Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.
- Died
- September 12, 1977 (1977-09-12) (aged 60), New York City, U.S.
- Resting place
- Stark Cemetery, Dunbarton, New Hampshire , U.S.
- Occupation
- Poet
- Education
- Harvard University , Kenyon College ( BA )
- Period
- 1944–1977
- Genre
- American poetry
- Literary movement
- Confessional poetry
- Notable works
- Lord Weary's Castle , Life Studies , For the Union Dead , The Dolphin (1973)
- Spouse
- Jean Stafford ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1948 ) Elizabeth Hardwick ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) Caroline Blackwood ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Caroline Blackwood
- Occupation
- translator
- Educated at
- Harvard College
- Employer
- University of Iowa
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Robert-lowell-by-elsa-dorfman.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1917-03-01
- date of death
- 1977-09-12
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- Commons category
- Robert Lowell
- name in kana
- ロバート・ローウェル
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- birth name
- Robert Traill Spence Lowell, Jr.
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (/ˈloʊəl/; March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet. He was born into a Boston Brahmin family that could trace its origins back to the Mayflower. His ancestors and contemporary family were important subjects in his poetry. Growing up in Boston also informed his poems, which were frequently set in Boston and the New England region. Literary scholar Paula Hayes argues that, particularly in his early work, Lowell mythologized New England.
Lowell stated, "The poets who most directly influenced me ... were Allen Tate, Elizabeth Bishop, and William Carlos Williams. An unlikely combination! ... but you can see that Bishop is a sort of bridge between Tate's formalism and Williams's informal art." Lowell wrote in both formal, metered verse as well as free verse; his verse in some poems from Life Studies and Notebook fell somewhere in between metered and free verse.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Lowell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.