| Great Poems by American Women: An Anthology Contributor(s): Rattiner, Susan L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486401642 ISBN-13: 9780486401645 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $9.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: More than 200 inspiring poems offer a superb introduction to the women poets of America, from the colonial-era works of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley to the modern poetry of Marianne Moore and Sylvia Plath. Other authors include Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Amy Lowell, Emma Lazarus, and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Social Science | Women's Studies - Poetry | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 811.008 |
| LCCN: 98004391 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.18" W x 8.27" (0.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the colonial-era poets to such twentieth-century writers as Marianne Moore and Sylvia Plath, this inspiring anthology offers a retrospective of more than three centuries of poems by American women. Over 200 selections embrace a wide range of themes and motifs: meditations on the meaning of existence, celebrations of life's joys, appreciations of the natural world, and many more. "To My Dear and Loving Husband," written by America's first poet of note, Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672), appears here, along with "On Imagination," by Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), America's first great black woman poet. Selections also include more than a dozen beloved works by Emily Dickinson as well as masterly verses by Hilda Doolittle, Gwendolyn Brooks, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Amy Lowell, Emma Lazarus, and numerous lesser-known authors. A superb introduction to America's women poets, this engaging collection offers an inexpensive and rewarding resource for students, teachers, and all lovers of fine poetry. |