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A poem by Robert Lowell that explores the contrast between the past and the present of Boston, Massachusetts, through the lens of the Civil War and the Aquarium. The poem juxtaposes the historical figures of Colonel Shaw and his black soldiers, the fish tanks, the garage, and the television set.
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For the Union Dead is a book of poems by Robert Lowell that was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1964. It was Lowell's sixth book.
- Robert Lowell
- 1964
A poem that reflects on American history and culture through the contrast of a ruined aquarium and a monument to a Civil War hero. Learn about the themes, symbols, poetic devices, and context of this confessionalist masterpiece.
Learn about the themes, symbols, and historical context of Lowell's confessional poem that compares the past and present of American society. The poem commemorates Colonel Shaw and the black troops who fought for the Union in the Civil War.
- Female
- March 18, 1991
- Poetry Analyst
A powerful and moving poem by Robert Lowell that explores the history and legacy of the Civil War in Boston. The poem contrasts the past and present, the aquarium and the garage, the monument and the ditch, the soldiers and the children, the fish and the cars.
For the Union Dead, title poem of a collection by Robert Lowell, published in 1964. Lowell originally titled the poem “Colonel Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th” to commemorate Robert Gould Shaw, a white Bostonian who had commanded a battalion of black Union troops during the American Civil War, and.
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Listen to the poet read his own poem about the Civil War and its legacy in Boston. Learn about the historical and literary context, the poetic devices and the themes of this quatrain.