Lydia Sigourney: Selected Poetry and Prose (Bro. Sigourney, Kelly**

Name: Lydia Sigourney: Selected Poetry and Prose (Bro. Sigourney, Kelly**
Brand: Broadview Press Ltd

Broadview Press Ltd

Lydia Huntley Sigourney (1791\u20131865) was the most widely read and respected pre-Civil War American woman poet in the English-speaking world. In a half-century career, Sigourney produced a wide range of poetry and prose envisaging the United States as a new kind of republic with a unique mission in history, in which women like herself had a central role. This edition contributes to the current recovery of Sigourney and her republican vision from the oblivion into which they were cast by the aftermath of the Civil War, the construction of a male-dominated American \u201Cnational\u201D literary canon, and the aesthetics of Modernism.\nIn this Broadview edition, a representative selection of poetry and prose from across her career illustrates Sigourney\u2019s national vision and the diversity of forms she used\n\nLydia Sigourney\nSelected Poetry and Prose\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPl;