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Book Synopsis Anthology of Scottish Women Poets by : Catherine Kerrigan
Download or read book Anthology of Scottish Women Poets written by Catherine Kerrigan and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than one hundred poets are brought together in this unique anthology, encompassing work from the Middle Ages to the present day in Gaelic, Scots and English. The introduction provides the background and context to the different traditions in Scotland including the oral/ballad, Gaelic bardic and modern tradition and attempts to identify recurrent themes.
Book Synopsis Modern Scottish Women Poets by : Dorothy McMillan
Download or read book Modern Scottish Women Poets written by Dorothy McMillan and published by Birlinn Limited. This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable collection traces the work of nearly a hundred writers over one of the most eventful periods in Scottish literary history. An extensive introduction sets the scene for the growth of women writers from Scotland throughout the whole of the twentieth century. With over 200 poems—from Naomi Jackson, Carol Ann Duffy, Dilys Rose, Kathleen Jamie, Meg Bateman, Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead and many others—this collection celebrates the exceptional power and range of Scottish women poets.
Book Synopsis Working-Class Women Poets in Victorian Britain by : Florence S. Boos
Download or read book Working-Class Women Poets in Victorian Britain written by Florence S. Boos and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though working-class women in the nineteenth century included many accomplished and prolific poets, their work has often been neglected by critics and readers in favour of comparable work by men. Questioning the assumption that few poems by working-class women had survived, Florence Boos set out to discover supposedly lost works in libraries, private collections, and archives. Her years of research resulted in this anthology. Working-Class Women Poets in Victorian Britain features poetry from a variety of women, including an itinerant weaver, a rural midwife, a factory worker protesting industrialization, and a blind Scottish poet who wrote in both the Scots dialect and English. In addition to biographical information and contemporary reviews of the poets’ work, the anthology also includes several photographs of the poets, their environment, and the journals in which their poems appeared.
Book Synopsis Early Modern Women Poets (1520-1700) by : Jane Stevenson
Download or read book Early Modern Women Poets (1520-1700) written by Jane Stevenson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology represents a re-examination of its field, based on extensive archival research. Each woman's work is accompanied by a headnote which combines biographic information with some guidance as to the context, intended audience and genre.
Book Synopsis Modern Scottish Women Poets by : Michel Byrne
Download or read book Modern Scottish Women Poets written by Michel Byrne and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the exception of pioneers such as Rachel Ann Taylor, Marion Angus, Violet Jacob and Helen Cruickshank, the best known Scottish poets of the early 20th-century were men. However, by the second half of the century it was an entirely different story, as this anthology shows. An introduction sets the scene for the growth of women writers from Scotland including Gaelic poets selected and discussed by Michel Byrne. The collection traces the work of more than 100 writers, some of whom have been forgotten, over the most eventful period in Scottish literary history. The volume goes from Mary Symon, Veronica Forrest-Thomson and Naomi Mitchinson to Sheena Blackhall, Carol Ann Duffy, Dilys Rose, Kathleen Jamie, Catriona MinGumaraid, Meg Bateman, Anne Frater, Angela McSeveney and more.
Book Synopsis Working-Class Women Poets in Victorian Britain by : Florence S. Boos
Download or read book Working-Class Women Poets in Victorian Britain written by Florence S. Boos and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though working-class women in the nineteenth century included many accomplished and prolific poets, their work has often been neglected by critics and readers in favour of comparable work by men. Questioning the assumption that few poems by working-class women had survived, Florence Boos set out to discover supposedly lost works in libraries, private collections, and archives. Her years of research resulted in this anthology. Working-Class Women Poets in Victorian Britain features poetry from a variety of women, including an itinerant weaver, a rural midwife, a factory worker protesting industrialization, and a blind Scottish poet who wrote in both the Scots dialect and English. In addition to biographical information and contemporary reviews of the poets’ work, the anthology also includes several photographs of the poets, their environment, and the journals in which their poems appeared.
Download or read book Quines written by Gerda Stevenson and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singers, politicians, a fish-gutter, queens, a dancer, a marine engineer, a salt seller, sportswomen, scientists and many more – Quines celebrates and explores the richly diverse contribution women have made to Scottish history and society.
Book Synopsis Modern Scottish Women Poets by : Dorothy McMillan
Download or read book Modern Scottish Women Poets written by Dorothy McMillan and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited and Introduced by Dorothy McMillan and Michel Byrne. ‘This is a book full of life, energy, skill and unexpected found treasure: a blend of major and minor voices which reveals the formation and verve of Scotland’s modern poetic.’ Ali Smith This invaluable collection traces the work of nearly a hundred writers over one of the most eventful periods in Scottish literary history, and an extensive introduction sets the scene for the growth of women writers from Scotland throughout the whole of the twentieth century. With over 200 poems – from Naomi Mitchison, Carol Ann Duffy, Dilys Rose, Kathleen Jamie, Meg Bateman, Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead and many more – this collection celebrates the exceptional power and range of Scottish women poets. ‘It is a crucial anthology, exciting and dynamic. It feels revolutionary.’ Sunday Herald ‘This is an ambitious and brilliant collection that both illuminates the female component of a scene dominated by men and establishes a tradition through them that further illuminates their work. It is . . . a celebration of women whose reputations have grown steadily, as well as an indication of a broader confidence across Scottish writing.’ Libby Brooks, Guardian
Book Synopsis Wild Women of a Certain Age by : Magi Gibson
Download or read book Wild Women of a Certain Age written by Magi Gibson and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From social and political issues to found poems, Gibson's fresh, evocative (and sometimes provocative) writing is both modern and timeless. These poems spring from taxis, supermarkets and long car drives through the wind and rain. They spring from fantasies, daydreams, nightmares, from love and hate, but, above all, they exalt and enhance everyday experiences.
Book Synopsis Sleeping with Monsters by : Rebecca E. Wilson
Download or read book Sleeping with Monsters written by Rebecca E. Wilson and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Women's Voices by : Elizabeth Amelia Sharp
Download or read book Women's Voices written by Elizabeth Amelia Sharp and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis British Women Poets of the Romantic Era by : Paula R. Feldman
Download or read book British Women Poets of the Romantic Era written by Paula R. Feldman and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2001-01-19 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking volume not only documents the richness of their literary contributions but changes our thinking about the poetry of the English Romantic period.
Book Synopsis Scottish Women Poets by : Scottish Poetry Library (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Download or read book Scottish Women Poets written by Scottish Poetry Library (Edinburgh, Scotland) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Poetry, 1960 - 2015 by : Wolfgang Gortschacher
Download or read book A Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Poetry, 1960 - 2015 written by Wolfgang Gortschacher and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and scholarly review of contemporary British and Irish Poetry With contributions from noted scholars in the field, A Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Poetry, 1960-2015 offers a collection of writings from a diverse group of experts. They explore the richness of individual poets, genres, forms, techniques, traditions, concerns, and institutions that comprise these two distinct but interrelated national poetries. Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companion to Literature and Culture series, this book contains a comprehensive survey of the most important contemporary Irish and British poetry. The contributors provide new perspectives and positions on the topic. This important book: Explores the institutions, histories, and receptions of contemporary Irish and British poetry Contains contributions from leading scholars of British and Irish poetry Includes an analysis of the most prominent Irish and British poets Puts contemporary Irish and British poetry in context Written for students and academics of contemporary poetry, A Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Poetry, 1960-2015 offers a comprehensive review of contemporary poetry from a wide range of diverse contributors.
Download or read book Not a Muse written by Kate Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant, contemporary anthology of poetry by over 100 contributors from 24 countries. This collection is the first to capture the voices of women in the 21st century. Stellar work from literary luminaries such as Margaret Atwood, Erica Jong and Sharon Olds. Chapters are divided intuitively into: Woman as Creator; Woman as Family; Woman as Archetype; Woman as Explorer; Woman as Myth Maker; Woman as Home Maker; Woman as Landscape; Woman as Lover; Woman as Freedom Fighter; Woman as Keeper of Secrets; Woman as Keeper of Memories; Woman Ageing.
Book Synopsis The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry by : Maurice Lindsay
Download or read book The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry written by Maurice Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most wide-ranging anthology of twentieth-century poetry in English and Scots available.
Book Synopsis Scottish Women Poets by : Scottish Poetry Library (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Download or read book Scottish Women Poets written by Scottish Poetry Library (Edinburgh, Scotland) and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
