"An Urban Convalescence"
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Title
"An Urban Convalescence"
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Description
This entry includes two typescript draft pages (among the 40 worksheets Merrill saved) with holograph corrections and drawings showing his "engagement in verbal self-analysis" and reflecting "the intimate, brooding voice in Merrill's notebooks." The finished poem shows the early influence of Elizabeth Bishop and a reaction to Robert Lowell and Confessional poetry. "An Urban Convalescence" was published in Water Street.
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 140, Folder 3643
Date
Circa fall 1959-spring 1960
Relation
Series_IV_Manuscripts
Exhibit Cases 3-4: Water Street
James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 274-9
Format
2 leaves. Recto and verso.
4 jpegs. 600 ppi.
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
An_Urban_Convalescence-001.jpg
An_Urban_Convalescence-002.jpg
an_urban_convalescence_pg5_s1.jpg
an_urban_convalescence_pg5_s2.jpg
An_Urban_Convalescence-002.jpg
an_urban_convalescence_pg5_s1.jpg
an_urban_convalescence_pg5_s2.jpg
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
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Citation
Merrill, James, “"An Urban Convalescence"
,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 3, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/12654.