For the Union Dead (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)

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Born to a prominent New England family noted for its contributions to American literature, Robert Lowell blends personal and cultural histories in his work. By the time the thirty-five poems of For the Union Dead appeared, Lowell was at the height of his powers, having won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for Lord Weary’s Castle in 1947 and the National Book Award for Life Studies in 1959. Most readers consider Life Studies, which includes a lengthy prose memoir of his dysfunctional family, to be his best book.

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