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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... critics attack her for betraying their expectations , or for moving beyond their ability to understand the poetry , most celebrate the originality of her vision and follow her succes- sive poetic transformations and admonitions with a ...
... Critics have disputed its worth and criticized her for writing proselike ideological poetry . Although she is speaking of an earlier Rich critic , Mar- garet Dickie correctly delineated Rich's problem with her critics : Clearly in all ...
... critics , like Willard Spiegelman , insist that no critic has ever given her " the literary criticism she most deserves . " 16 Certainly all critics and commentators have likely labored under the influence of her authorial authority as ...
Contents
Deliberate Detachment and Conscious Craft | 9 |
Eruptions of the Female Psyche | 39 |
New Poetry Enters the World | 71 |
Copyright | |
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