| The Defiant Muse: Vietnamese Feminist Poems from Antiquity to the Present Contributor(s): Thi Minh Hà, Nguyen (Editor), Thi Thanh Binh, Nguyen (Editor), Borton, Lady (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1558615504 ISBN-13: 9781558615502 Publisher: Feminist Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Library Binding Published: August 2008 Annotation: This unique collection offers over one hundred poems from over one hundred poets in the only bilingual anthology of Vietnamese women's poetry available anywhere. As diverse as Vietnam itself, these collected works range from the earliest oral poetry and the first written Buddhist spirituals to the angry poems of rebellious youth in Vietnam today. Whether it is the historical expulsion of the Chinese or the cultivation of silk worms, this volume speaks to the exceptional moments and everyday realities of women in love and war, in the fields and cities, in their homeland and far abroad. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - General - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 895.922 |
| LCCN: 2007003929 |
| Series: Defiant Muse |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.35" W x 9.08" (1.27 lbs) 287 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This unique collection offers over one hundred poems from over one hundred poets in the only bilingual anthology of Vietnamese women's poetry available anywhere in the world. The poems in The Defiant Muse: Vietnamese Feminist Poems from Antiquity to the Present range from some of the earliest oral poetry, the first Buddhist spiritual poems written by women, and bold works by today's youth. Whether it is the historical expulsion of the Chinese or the cultivation of silk worms, this volume speaks to the exceptional moments and everyday realities of women's lives, of love and war, work in the fields and cities, life in their homeland and abroad. |