Poems Between Women: Four Centuries of Love, Romantic Friendship, and Desire
(Part of the Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies Series)
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Book Overview
With poems in English by over one hundred female poets -- American, English, Scottish, Canadian, South African, Indian, Irish, and Australian -- this is an extraordinary collection that pays homage to four centuries of women's desires, friendships, and expressions of love. The collection is testimony to the rich tradition of female verse and the timelessness of love and creativity.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231109253
ISBN13:9780231109253
Release Date:April 1999
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.67 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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Anthologies Criticism & Theory English Literature Gay & Lesbian Gender Studies History History & Criticism Humanities Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Love Poems Movements & Periods Poetry Politics & Social Sciences Self-Help Sex Social Science Social Sciences Women Writers Women's Studies WritingCustomer Reviews
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A Treasure Trove
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
this book is fabulous! Emma Donoghue's introduction provides fascinating contextual information, guiding the reader through attitudes toward love between women from the late 1660s to the early 1990s. The poems themselves fairly leap off the page with lives of their own. Donoghue selected poems which are quite accessible and widely varied. I did have some trouble getting past the melodrama of some of the earlier work, but once I did, I discovered many, many truly delightful poems illuminating the myriad aspects of women's love for one another. At the end of the book is a section of biographical notes about the poets which is intriguing on its own. This volume would be an asset to anyone's library.
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