Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
3 appearances
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Edition 4 (1922) Winner
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Edition 7 (1925) Winner
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Edition 10 (1928) Winner
Edwin Arlington Robinson
エドウィン・アーリントン・ロビンソン
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1869-12-22 （Head Tide, Maine, U.S.）
- Died
- 1935-04-06 （New York City, New York, U.S. (New York Hospital)） age 65
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Gardiner, Maine (childhood and youth) → Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard attendance) → New York City (later life, employment and literary career) → Staten Island (Lighthouse Hill) → MacDowell Colony (summer residencies, New Hampshire)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, playwright
- Active Years
- 1896-1935
- Affiliations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (elected 1927)
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Literature (nominated 4 times)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardiner High School | — | — | — | 〜1888 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | Courses in English, French and Shakespeare (special student) | — | 1891–1893 (special student) | United States |
Gardiner High School
Period:
〜1888
Year of Graduation:
1888
Country:
United States
Graduated from local public high school
Harvard University
Courses in English, French and Shakespeare (special student)
Period:
1891–1893 (special student)
Country:
United States
Attended as a special student; did not complete a degree.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | Collected Poems (1921) | — | Pulitzer Prize Committee | winner |
| 1925 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | The Man Who Died Twice (1924) | — | Pulitzer Prize Committee | winner |
| 1928 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | Tristram (1927) | — | Pulitzer Prize Committee | winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1922
Work:
Collected Poems (1921)
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1925
Work:
The Man Who Died Twice (1924)
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1928
Work:
Tristram (1927)
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal (Poetry)
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1929) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Torrent and the Night Before
1896 poetryRobinson's first self-published volume of poems, including the poem "Luke Havergal."
personal sorrownostalgia
Children of the Night
1897 poetryAn early notable collection including poems such as "Richard Cory" and "Kosmos."
the failed American dreamindividual isolation
Collected Poems
1921 poetry (collected)A collected volume of his major poems; won the Pulitzer Prize in 1922.
local landscapeslament and resignation
The Man Who Died Twice
1924 poetryA mature collection of poems; awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1925.
death and renewalhuman sorrow
Tristram
1927 long narrative / poetryA long narrative poetic work; recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1928.
fatehuman affairs
Bibliography
- The Torrent; and The Night Before (1896)
- Children of the Night (1897)
- Captain Craig and Other Poems (1902)
- The Town Down the River (1910)
- The Man Against the Sky (1916)
- Merlin (1917)
- The Three Taverns (1920)
- Lancelot (1920)
- Avon's Harvest (1921)
- Collected Poems (1921)
- Roman Bartholow (1923)
- The Man Who Died Twice (1924)
- Dionysus in Doubt (1925)
- Tristram (1927)
- Fortunatus (1928)
- Sonnets, 1889–1917 (1928)
- Numerous other collections, plays, and letter volumes
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained lyrical expressiontechnical sonneteer craft and traditional meterrealist depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- small-town life (Tilbury Town) and its inhabitantsfailed dreams and lonelinessportrayals of social outsiders
Health
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cancer1935（死因）Died of cancer in 1935 in New York; affected the final phase of his life and career.
Legacy
Edwin Arlington Robinson is a major figure of early 20th-century American poetry, known for his Tilbury Town cycle and explorations of loneliness and failed aspirations. He won the Pulitzer Prize three times and left a lasting mark on American letters; his childhood home is a designated historic landmark.
Museums
- Edwin Arlington Robinson House Gardiner, Maine, U.S. Opened in 1971
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
Archives
- Dartmouth College Library (Edwin A. Robinson Letters)
- Yale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Edwin Arlington Robinson Collection)
Quotes
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“He was a gentleman from sole to crown, / Clean favored and imperially slim.” — opening lines from "Richard Cory."
Source: Poem "Richard Cory" (1897)
Trivia
- His parents had not named him at birth; reportedly his name "Edwin" was chosen from a hat by vacationers when he was six months old.
- He received a sinecure at the New York Customs Office through the influence of President Theodore Roosevelt, which provided financial stability.
- His first book was self-published as a surprise for his mother; she died of diphtheria days before the copies arrived.