Desire and Gender in the Sonnet Tradition
Author | : N. Distiller |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2008-02-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230583832 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230583830 |
Rating | : 4/5 (830 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Desire and Gender in the Sonnet Tradition by : N. Distiller
Download or read book Desire and Gender in the Sonnet Tradition written by N. Distiller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-02-21 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new study explores the poetic tradition of the love sonnet sequence in English as written by women from 1621-1931. It connects this tradition to ways of speaking desire in public in operation today, and to the development of theories of subjectivity in Western culture.