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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... position , from beleaguered female to beleaguered " favorite ... the object of male lust ... [ in ] a decadent society " ( ARP 288 ) . Gelpi clarifies the resolution Rich has found in this poem : In reaction against the definitions of ...
... position as a person of integrity , and a poet with faith in change , stemming from a change in the national perspective on the role and position of women in America . RIGOROUS HONESTY , LIES , AND " OUR WHOLE LIFE " " Our Whole Life ...
... position , exploring women's self - fashioning as self - creating in her poetry . The sense of being " Split at the Root " she has stuck with her from early on stimulates her to a greater compassion for those the world she was born into ...
Contents
Deliberate Detachment and Conscious Craft | 9 |
Eruptions of the Female Psyche | 39 |
New Poetry Enters the World | 71 |
Copyright | |
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