Format:
Book
Title:
Poems between women : four centuries of love, romantic friendship, and desire / edited by Emma Donoghue.
Call Number:
821.08 P75115
Publisher, Date:
New York : Columbia University Press, 1997.
Description:
xlvi, 209 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary:
"The collection Poems Between Women explores many facets of female-female relationships in poems not only about love or affection between or inspired by women but also about the moments that complicate and call into question the nature of sexuality and intimacy between women. Including women married and single, young and old, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual, the anthology covers historical development and changing mores through the seventeenth century, after the Restoration of Charles II, a time of relative freedom for women; the eighteenth century, when the cult of romantic friendship reached its peak; the nineteenth century, when women writers wrote about issues of same-sex desire indirectly and explored complex issues such as death in tones of weariness and resignation; and the twentieth century, when poets began to engage in more overt explorations of women's bodies, sensuality, and lovemaking."--BOOK JACKET. "Emma Donoghue's introduction deftly guides readers into the rich tradition of women's poetry in English, exploring the relationships between poets and their muses and poets and their cultures. Poems Between Women is testimony not only to the recurring theme of the unique bonds among women but also to the universality of love, friendship, and creativity."--BOOK JACKET.
Series:
Between men--between women
Between men--between women.
Subjects:
Love poetry, English.
English poetry -- Women authors.
American poetry -- Women authors.
Lesbians' writings, American.
Lesbians' writings, English.
Love poetry -- Women authors.
Female friendship -- Poetry.
Erotic poetry, American.
Erotic poetry, English.
Love poetry, American.
Women -- Poetry.
LGBTQ+ literature.
Lesbian literature.
Genre:
Lesbian poetry.
Other Author:
Donoghue, Emma, 1969- editor.
ISBN:
0231109245 (cloth)