| Records of Woman, W/Other Poems-Pa Contributor(s): Hemans (Author), Hemans, Felicia (Editor), Feldman, Paula R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813109647 ISBN-13: 9780813109640 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: Felicia Hemans (1793-1835) was one of the most popular and influential poets of the nineteenth century. Her work explores the meaning of being a woman, along with the character and history of the female sex. Her best known collection is Records of Woman, published in 1828. In the title series of poems, Hemans celebrates the lives, events, and imagined thoughts of women from different cultures and time periods, both reinforcing and challenging traditional stereotypes. Hemans's work stands at the heart of a current, heated debate over the aesthetics of poetry and the reformation of the literary canon. The broader availability of her work contributes to that debate and also to our understanding of the nature of Romanticism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821 |
| LCCN: 99018327 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.06" W x 9.04" (0.85 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), one of the most influential and widely-read poets of the nineteenth century, wrote Records of Woman in 1828 at the height of her long career. In the series, which includes nineteen poems about exemplary lives, Hemans explores what it means to be a woman, challenging traditional beliefs while at the same time reinforcing persistent stereotypes. Her work celebrates the lives, events, and imagined thoughts of unremembered women from different cultures and time periods whose deeds show nobility of spirit and inner strength. In her introduction, Paula Feldman examines how Hemans's poetry shaped and was shaped by nineteenth-century literary tastes, and she reconsiders the aesthetic value of Hemans's work and the current understanding of the nature of Romanticism. |