Poetry and the Feminine from Behn to Cowper |
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| Author:
| Keith, Jennifer |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61149-265-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of Delaware Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $107.00 |
Book Description:
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Poetry and the Feminine from Behn to Cowper revisits the foundations of poetic representation and value for women and men poets of the Restoration and eighteenth century including Aphra Behn, John Dryden, Anne Killigrew, Anne Finch, and Alexander Pope. The author argues that fundamental to poetic innovation in this era are poets' revisions of "feminine" figures such as the muse and Nature.
Poetry and the Feminine from Behn to Cowper revisits the foundations of poetic representation and value for women and men poets of the Restoration and eighteenth century including Aphra Behn, John Dryden, Anne Killigrew, Anne Finch, and Alexander Pope. The author argues that fundamental to poetic innovation in this era are poets' revisions of "feminine" figures such as the muse and Nature.