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Life Studies
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1959 · Robert Lowell
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Life Studies is the fourth book of poems by Robert Lowell. Most critics (including Helen Vendler, Steven Gould Axelrod, Adam Kirsch, and others) consider it one of Lowell's most important books, and the Academy of American Poets named it one of their Groundbreaking Books. Helen Vendler called Life Studies Lowell's "most original book." It won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1960.
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- Type
- Book
- Release date
- January 1, 1959
- Created by
- Robert Lowell
- Countries
- United States