An anthology of nineteenth-century women's poetry from France
Subtitle: in English translation, with French text
By: edited by Gretchen Schultz ; translated by Anne Atik ... [et al.].
Contributors: Schultz, Gretchen, 1960-; Atik, Anne.
Series: Texts and translations
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America; Modern Language Association of America, an Imprint of Modern Language Association of America
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9781603290296
Subjects: French poetry -- Women authors; French poetry -- 19th century; French poetry -- Women authors -- Translations into English; French poetry -- 19th century -- Translations into English
Genres: Translations into English.
Description: "Women poets in nineteenth-century France made important contributions to major stylistic innovations - from the birth of elegiac Romanticism to the inauguration of free verse - and many were prominent in their lifetime. Yet only a few are known today, and nearly all have been unavailable in English translation. Of the fourteen poets of this anthology - the third bilingual volume in the MLA series Texts and Translations - some were wealthy, others struggled in poverty; some were socially conventional, others were cynical or defiant. Their poems range widely in style and idea, from Romantic to Parnassian to symbolist." "Gretchen Schultz, author of The Gendered Lyric: Subjectivity and Difference in Nineteenth-Century French Poetry, provides literary history and biographical notes to show the crucial role women played in nineteenth-century French poetry and to explain why they were criticized and - in the creation of the canon - often eclipsed."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.