Elizabeth Bishop : the restraints of language /
Doreski, Carole.
Elizabeth Bishop : the restraints of language / C.K. Doreski. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. - 1 online resource (180 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A Note on References; Introduction: The Restraints of Language; 1 Deconstructing Images; 2 Romantic Rhetorics; 3 The Absent Mother; 4 The Childish Dusk; 5 Native Knowledge; 6 Crusoe at Home; Conclusion: "The End of March"; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y.
This illuminating study examines Elizabeth Bishop's rhetorical strategies and the way they shape the formal and thematic movements of her poetry and stories. Unlike other recent studies of Bishop, Doreski's does not concern itself primarily with her visual imagery, but rather deals with her poetry as a series of linguistic strategies designed to create the maximum illusion of representation while resisting the romantic devices of self-revelation and solipsistic narration. Doreski argues that Bishop takes advantage of the inadequacies of language, and with a postmodern sense of limitation explo.
1423735595 (electronic bk.) 9781423735595 (electronic bk.) 1601299117 9781601299116 9780195079661 0195079663 1280443251 9781280443251
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979 --Criticism and interpretation.
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979.
American literature.
Littérature américaine.
POETRY--American--General.
American literature.
English poetry United States
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS3503.I785 / Z635 1993eb
811/.52
Elizabeth Bishop : the restraints of language / C.K. Doreski. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. - 1 online resource (180 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A Note on References; Introduction: The Restraints of Language; 1 Deconstructing Images; 2 Romantic Rhetorics; 3 The Absent Mother; 4 The Childish Dusk; 5 Native Knowledge; 6 Crusoe at Home; Conclusion: "The End of March"; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y.
This illuminating study examines Elizabeth Bishop's rhetorical strategies and the way they shape the formal and thematic movements of her poetry and stories. Unlike other recent studies of Bishop, Doreski's does not concern itself primarily with her visual imagery, but rather deals with her poetry as a series of linguistic strategies designed to create the maximum illusion of representation while resisting the romantic devices of self-revelation and solipsistic narration. Doreski argues that Bishop takes advantage of the inadequacies of language, and with a postmodern sense of limitation explo.
1423735595 (electronic bk.) 9781423735595 (electronic bk.) 1601299117 9781601299116 9780195079661 0195079663 1280443251 9781280443251
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979 --Criticism and interpretation.
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979.
American literature.
Littérature américaine.
POETRY--American--General.
American literature.
English poetry United States
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS3503.I785 / Z635 1993eb
811/.52