The Character |
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Author:
| Osman, Jena |
Introduction by:
| Hejinian, Lyn |
Series title: | Barnard New Women Poets Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8070-6847-2 |
Publication Date: | May 1999 |
Publisher: | Beacon Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The poems in Jena Osman's first volume embody the poem as performance, revealing the tensions between narrative coherence and Brechtian self-consciousness, and our constitution by "characters" of all types. Playful, mysterious, and challenging, The Character is for anyone interested in the inscription of power by means of language.
The poems in Jena Osman's first volume embody the poem as performance, revealing the tensions between narrative coherence and Brechtian self-consciousness, and our constitution by "characters" of all types. Playful, mysterious, and challenging, The Character is for anyone interested in the inscription of power by means of language.