The Three Taverns by Edwin Arlington Robinson
The work is dedicated to Thomas Sergeant Perry and Lilla Cabot Perry.
By Edwin Arlington Robinson · First published 1920 · Genre: Poetry Collection, Lyric Poetry, Literary Poetry · 8 words
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TO THOMAS SERGEANT PERRY AND LILLA CABOT PERRY
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Edwin Arlington Robinson
- Date: 1920 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry Collection, Lyric Poetry, Literary Poetry, Modernist Poetry, Philosophical Poetry
- Length: 8 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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Genres
- Poetry Collection — The Three Taverns is a book-length collection of poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson, unified primarily by its verse form, literary craftsmanship, and recurring philosophical concerns.
- Lyric Poetry — Many poems in the collection emphasize concentrated emotion, reflective speakers, musical language, and inward meditation rather than extended plot.
- Literary Poetry — The work is characterized by formal control, allusion, psychological depth, ambiguity, and serious engagement with human isolation, failure, mortality, and spiritual uncertainty.
- Modernist Poetry — Although Robinson retains traditional meters and forms, the collection's fractured perspectives, disillusionment, irony, and psychological complexity align it with early twentieth-century modernist poetry.
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poetry · American literature · early twentieth century · modernism · lyric poetry · narrative poetry · dramatic monologue · formal verse · psychological insight · melancholy · isolation · disillusionment