Near the Ocean

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Near the Ocean is a 1967 poetry collection by American poet Robert Lowell that reflects his mature style and often engages with historical and political themes.

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Near the Ocean canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
poetry collection
author Robert Lowell
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception generally positive
engagesWith American history
classical allusion
contemporary politics
religious imagery
followsWork For the Union Dead
genre poetry
hasForm longer meditative poems
short lyric poems
hasISBN 9780374510302
hasPoem Jonathan Edwards in Western Massachusetts
The Mouth of the Hudson
The Nihilist as Hero
The North Sea
linked to: North Sea

The Old Flame
The Opposite House
The Porpoise
The Public Garden
The Storm
The Worst Sinner
Waking Early Sunday Morning
hasSection Near the Ocean sequence
The North Sea sequence
The Porpoise sequence
The Public Garden sequence
influencedBy American political climate of the 1960s
Christian theology
European history
language English
literaryMovement confessional poetry
medium print
notablePoem Waking Early Sunday Morning
originalPublicationPlace New York City
periodOfPublication Vietnam War era
precedesWork Notebook 1967–1968
linked to: Notebook 1967–68
publicationYear 1967
publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
reflects Robert Lowell's mature style
subjectOf literary criticism on Robert Lowell's late style
theme American society
linked to: American culture

history
personal reflection
politics
war

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Robert Lowell notableWork Near the Ocean
History followsInAuthorOeuvre Near the Ocean