Gender and the Poetics of Reception in Poe's Circle |
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Author:
| Richards, Eliza |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-17439-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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Poe is frequently portrayed as an isolated idiosyncratic genius who was unwilling or unable to adapt himself to the cultural conditions of his time. Eliza Richards revises this portrayal through an exploration of his collaborations and rivalries with his female contemporaries. Richards introduces and interprets the work of three important and largely forgotten women poets: Frances Sargent Osgood, Sarah Helen Whitman, and Elizabeth Oakes Smith. Richards re-evaluates the work of these...
More DescriptionPoe is frequently portrayed as an isolated idiosyncratic genius who was unwilling or unable to adapt himself to the cultural conditions of his time. Eliza Richards revises this portrayal through an exploration of his collaborations and rivalries with his female contemporaries. Richards introduces and interprets the work of three important and largely forgotten women poets: Frances Sargent Osgood, Sarah Helen Whitman, and Elizabeth Oakes Smith. Richards re-evaluates the work of these writers, and of nineteenth-century lyric practices more generally.