Collected Works Of Ruth Whitman

Name: Collected Works Of Ruth Whitman
Brand: Wayne State University Press

Wayne State University Press

Positioning poet Ruth Whitman as a necessary and radical voice within the American poetry canon.\nRuth Whitman's poetry and other creative work have left an undeniable mark on twentieth-century literature. Known as a poet and a translator of Yiddish poetry, Whitman was intensely interested in gender and women's stories. For the first time in a single volume, readers can engage with her eight published books of poetry as well as the never-before-seen Atlantic Light and her prose practicum, Becoming a Poet. The first half of the collection contains persona poems of fascinating women\u2014from Tamsen Donner of the ill-fated Donner Party, to Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut, to modern dancer Isadora Duncan. The second half takes up many themes, including Jewishness, domestic life, and motherhood.\n\nThe Collected Works of Ruth Whitman\nPersonas and Personhood\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease ;