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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... women's lives . But myths and superstitions may also be the keys to revealing the actual lives of earlier women of the frontier , those who left no written record ; when analyzed , superstitions can tell us much about society's atti ...
... Women lose faith in themselves . The positive side of elimination of lying and women's cultivation of honor is the ensuing trust that grows in the community that forms the ... Women's life for women has been To Be an American Woman 149.
... women's power has been supplanted and par- tially " silenced " in modern times , women today : have a mission to survive ... and to be whole people . I believe that this can save the world , but I don't think that women have a mission ...
Contents
Deliberate Detachment and Conscious Craft | 9 |
Eruptions of the Female Psyche | 39 |
New Poetry Enters the World | 71 |
Copyright | |
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