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Masks Outrageous and Austere

Masks Outrageous and Austere Culture, Psyche, and Persona in Modern Women Poets

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Publisher's Synopsis

"[Walker's] well-focused, clearly written essays demonstrate the conformity and the challenges to conventional expectations defining 'women poets.' Walker's work makes a significant contribution to an often neglected area of American literary history." -Library Journal

"Based on close reading and explication of the texts, Walker brings fresh insights to each poet." -Choice

"... Walker has devised an original analysis that puts a new spin on the works and lives of these poets." -New Directions for Women

Concentrating on Amy Lowell, Sara Teasdale, Elinor Wylie, H.D., Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Louise Bogan, Walker analyzes the highly stylized self-images-from Lowell's androgyne to Millay's body-conscious romantic-projected by these women who attempted to renegotiate the terms upon which they could function successfully as poets.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780253206664
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 244
Weight: 300g
Height: 235mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 17mm