History of Twentieth-Century American Women's Poetry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9781107137561
Subjects: American poetry, women authors; American poetry, history and criticism, 20th century; Women in literature; Feminism and literature; Feminist literary criticism
Description: "A History of Twentieth-Century American Women's Poetry explores the genealogy of modern American verse by women from the early twentieth century to the millennium. Beginning with an extensive introduction that charts important theoretical contributions to the field, this History includes wide-ranging essays that illuminate the legacy of American women poets. Organized thematically, these essays survey the multilayered verse of such diverse poets as Edna St Vincent Millay, Marianne Moore, Anne Sexton, Adrienne Rich, and Audre Lorde. Written by a host of leading scholars, this History also devotes special attention to the lasting significance of feminist literary criticism. This book is of pivotal importance to the development of women's poetry in America and will serve as an invaluable reference for specialists and students alike"--

"The twentieth century in America spans a period tumultuous in its changes, multiplicitous in its populations, and effusive in its poetic and critical voices. How women have absorbed, commented upon, engaged with, defied, celebrated, and contributed to the varied cultures of poetry emergent alongside American modernity offers rich material and raises many questions in this History of Twentieth-Century American Poetry by Women. Indeed, questions motivate much of the literary history told here, beginning with fundamental questions of who, when, why, and how - questions of visibility and record are inseparable from questions of analysis and interpretation"--