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Identity in the poetry of Grace Nichols and Lorna Goodison
- Title
- Identity in the poetry of Grace Nichols and Lorna Goodison / by Gudrun Webhofer.
- Author
- Webhofer, Gudrun.
- Publication
- Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PR9320.9.N4 Z9 1996g | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 80 pages; 22 cm.
- Series Statement
- Salzburg studies in English literature. Poetic drama & poetic theory ; v. 87
- Uniform Title
- Salzburg studies in English literature. Poetic drama & poetic theory ; 87.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-80).
- Contents
- 1. Introduction: Nichols, Goodison And Their Poetic Identities -- 2. Origin, Language and Identity. 2.1. The Caribbean Experience. 2.2. The Creole Continuum. 2.3. Orality -- 3. Black Female Identity in the Poetry of Grace Nichols. 3.1. Writing Body - Ecriture Feminine. 3.2. Corporeal Identity: Representations of the Body and of Female Sexuality. 3.3. Multiple Identities: Images of the Black Woman in i is a long memoried woman and Other Poems -- 4. 'Identity' in Lorna Goodison's I Am Becoming My Mother and Heartease. 4.l. Transcending the Body? 4.2. Poet as Martyr, Prophet and Healer. 4.3. Survivors, Creators, Fighters: Revisionist Images of Black Women. 4.4. Mothers. 5. Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 0773442286
- OCLC
- 35307009
- ocm35307009
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries