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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... want to be alone , " asserting her right to a female self- hood equal to and valuable as men's ; this is what Rich ... wants to pursue and murder them ( L 31 ) . Each must escape the killer who would skin them , as patriarchal culture ...
... wants to know us . Here , she takes " know " in both the standard sense and in the biblical sense ; the lines may ... want a kindred spirit and a peer ( DC 62 ) . Women seek partnership , companionship , and friendship in their rela ...
... wants to bring them out into the light , yet others ' faces dwell under the water , within her ( IX , DC 29 ) . There is so much to communicate on both a verbal and a nonverbal level , and they have less time to experi- ence everything ...
Contents
Deliberate Detachment and Conscious Craft | 9 |
Eruptions of the Female Psyche | 39 |
New Poetry Enters the World | 71 |
Copyright | |
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