| Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry Contributor(s): Rich, Adrienne (Author), Gilbert, Sandra M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393355136 ISBN-13: 9780393355130 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Collections | Lgbt - Literary Collections | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 814.54 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.95 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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| Publisher Description: Demonstrating the lasting brilliance of her voice and her prophetic vision, Essential Essays showcases Adrienne Rich's singular ability to unite the political, personal, and poetical. The essays selected here by feminist scholar Sandra M. Gilbert range from the 1960s to 2006, emphasizing Rich's lifelong intellectual engagement and fearless prose exploration of feminism, social justice, poetry, race, homosexuality, and identity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gilbert, Sandra M.: - Sandra M. Gilbert is a distinguished literary critic, professor, and poet. She lives in Berkeley, CA.Rich, Adrienne: - Widely read, widely anthologized, widely interviewed, and widely taught, Adrienne Rich (1929-2012) was for decades among the most influential writers of the feminist movement and one of the best-known American public intellectuals. She wrote two dozen volumes of poetry and more than a half-dozen of prose. Her constellation of honors includes two National Book Awards, a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant, and a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation. Ms. Rich's volumes of poetry include The Dream of a Common Language, A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far, An Atlas of the Difficult World, The School Among the Ruins, and Telephone Ringing in the Labyrinth. Her prose includes the essay collections On Lies, Secrets, and Silence; Blood, Bread, and Poetry; an influential essay, "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence," and the nonfiction book Of Woman Born, which examines the institution of motherhood as a socio-historic construct. In 2010, she was honored with The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry's Lifetime Recognition Award. |