The power of Adrienne Rich : a biography / Hilary Holladay.
The first comprehensive biography of Adrienne Rich, feminist and queer icon and internationally revered National Book Award winning poet. Adrienne Rich was the female face of American poetry for decades. Her forceful, uncompromising writing has more than stood the test of time, and the life of the w...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Nan A. Talese : Doubleday,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The first comprehensive biography of Adrienne Rich, feminist and queer icon and internationally revered National Book Award winning poet. Adrienne Rich was the female face of American poetry for decades. Her forceful, uncompromising writing has more than stood the test of time, and the life of the woman behind the words is equally impressive. Motivated by personal revelations, Rich transformed herself from a traditional, Radcliffe-educated lyric poet and married mother of three sons into a path-breaking lesbian-feminist author of prose as well as poetry. In doing so, she emerged as both architect and exemplar of the modern feminist movement, breaking ranks to denounce the male-dominated literary establishment and paving the way for the many queer women of letters to take their places in the cultural mainstream. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished materials, including Rich's correspondence and in-depth interviews with numerous people who knew her, Hilary Holladay digs deep into never-before-accessed sources to portray Rich in full dimension and vivid, human detail. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 478 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780385541510 0385541511 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 24, 2020) |