| Description |
1 online resource (180 pages) |
| Contents |
A Note on References; Introduction: The Restraints of Language; 1 Deconstructing Images; 2 Romantic Rhetorics; 3 The Absent Mother; 4 The Childish Dusk; 5 Native Knowledge; 6 Crusoe at Home; Conclusion: "The End of March"; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y |
| Summary |
This illuminating study examines Elizabeth Bishop's rhetorical strategies and the way they shape the formal and thematic movements of her poetry and stories. Unlike other recent studies of Bishop, Doreski's does not concern itself primarily with her visual imagery, but rather deals with her poetry as a series of linguistic strategies designed to create the maximum illusion of representation while resisting the romantic devices of self-revelation and solipsistic narration. Doreski argues that Bishop takes advantage of the inadequacies of language, and with a postmodern sense of limitation explo |
| Analysis |
English poetry |
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United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979 fast |
| Subject |
American literature.
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POETRY -- American -- General.
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American literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423735595 |
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9781423735595 |
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1601299117 |
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9781601299116 |
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9780195079661 |
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0195079663 |
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1280443251 |
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9781280443251 |
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