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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... called their invisibility.30 About this , Rich writes , at that time she needed to prove to herself and others that she could enjoy a " ' full ' woman's life , " she " plunged " headlong into marriage and rapidly into child - bearing ...
... called " her unappeasable thirst for fame . " 4 Like Rich , these orig- inal poets wrote the truth as they perceived it , speaking their minds , well aware that their words would scandalize the conventional middle classes . Baudelaire ...
... called deadly nightshade . The poison grows right next to the American woman's " old house " still , so she can endanger herself by ingesting the weed . This is sinister wisdom , available for the most part , to the woman researcher ...
Contents
Deliberate Detachment and Conscious Craft | 9 |
Eruptions of the Female Psyche | 39 |
New Poetry Enters the World | 71 |
Copyright | |
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