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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... marriage , a suspension in time and space as fellow - particles suspended together in space forever , a parody of a constellation . This portrait of a marriage affords a view of fric- tion and solitary angst , but from time to time the ...
... marriage . It cel- ebrates the unusual modus vivendi the couple has established . She com- ments archly that they have some tastes and predilections in common . But they seem to hold no qualities or ideals in common . The poetic gaze ...
... marriage , divorce , and other institutions in the process of change , more recently in response to the cataclysm of 9/11/01 . Lately , there has been an uproar over this and other similar failures and reverses ( DW 50 ) . Recalling her ...
Contents
Deliberate Detachment and Conscious Craft | 9 |
Eruptions of the Female Psyche | 39 |
New Poetry Enters the World | 71 |
Copyright | |
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