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Poetics of the body : Edna St. Vincent Millay, Elizabeth Bishop, Marilyn Chin, and Marilyn Hacker /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cucinella, Catherine
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
American poetry > Women authors > History and criticism.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Human body in literature.
Women in literature.
Millay, Edna St. Vincent, > 1892-1950 > Criticism and interpretation.
Bishop, Elizabeth, > 1911-1979 > Criticism and interpretation.
Chin, Marilyn > Criticism and interpretation.
Hacker, Marilyn, > 1942- > Criticism and interpretation.
Table of Contents:
  • Theorizing the body
  • Textual and corporeal convergence : Edna St. Vincent Millay
  • "Dress up! Dress up and dance at carnival!" : Elizabeth Bishop's poetic bodies
  • Writing the body palimpsest : Marilyn Chin
  • Narrative and desire on and through the body : Marilyn Hacker
  • Interview with Marilyn Chin.