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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... young lady of 1951 , exactly the type of deserving young woman he must have thought every young girl aspired to be . Central to her self - esteem and growth as a poet is the fact that Adrienne Rich was selected for , in her words ...
... young womanhood of " female fatigue of suppressed anger and loss of contact with my own being " : the required constant attention to trivial tasks or duties that had to be done over and over since young children constantly undo what ...
... young housewife , and later she inserts the poem " The Loser " whole into the essay " When We Dead Awaken " to indi- cate how she was wrestling with the gains and losses of marriage and motherhood just before the birth of her youngest ...
Contents
Deliberate Detachment and Conscious Craft | 9 |
Eruptions of the Female Psyche | 39 |
New Poetry Enters the World | 71 |
Copyright | |
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