Adrienne Rich: The Moment of ChangeBloomsbury Academic, 2004 M05 30 - 296 pages Although best known as a poet, Adrienne Rich is a versatile critic and a gifted writer of nonfiction and critical theory. Writing in the oracular tradition of Whitman and Dickinson, she affirms the will to change as an enduring commitment in her life and poetry.One of America's most outspoken literary figures, her courage in speaking out against injustice in the United States and worldwide has earned her the kind of international political following few American poets enjoy. This book is a much-needed comprehensive study of her life and career. It covers the full progression of her poetry from the beginning through her most recent work. In doing so, it clarifies her entire poetic output and illuminates her concepts of nation, the female body, power, and women's sexuality. |
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... native cre- ativity and native cultures assembled from scraps and bits of what has been saved or salvaged . The woman's work of art as creating is not pompously transcendental as the poem's title might imply ; it is assembling a ...
... Native Land , Your Life , as a statement of purpose . The book's impetus is both her own exploration of her native land and the reader's as well : it is an attempt to ask readers to consider their affiliations - ethnic , religious ...
... native and responsible for what happens in Amer- ica , in Your Native Land , Your Life , she equates her native land with her life and her mission . She is more polemical and driven here , perhaps because she realizes that it is ...
Contents
Deliberate Detachment and Conscious Craft | 9 |
Eruptions of the Female Psyche | 39 |
New Poetry Enters the World | 71 |
Copyright | |
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