| Description |
85 pages ; 22 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Lisa Ampleman's Romances mixes the contemporary and the historical as it speaks back to the literary tradition of courtly love, in which a supposedly weak male poet addresses a cruel beloved who allegedly has all the power, even though that woman is silent. Instead, Ampleman's poems allow readers to hear from female troubadours, as well as Petrarch's Laura and Dante's wife. The collection also gives voice to Italian Renaissance poet Gaspara Stampa, mentioned in Rilke's Duino Elegies, through a series of adaptations of her poems. In a sonnet sequence dedicated to Courtney Love, Ampleman shows the 1990s grunge rocker as subject, object, performer, and mother. Drawing on literary traditions from the medieval to the contemporary, Romances surveys a range of romantic engagements: courtly and commonplace, sentimental and prosaic, toxic and mutual"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
American poetry -- 21st century.
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American poetry. (OCoLC)fst00807348
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Poetry.
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| ISBN |
9780807171196 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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0807171190 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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9780807173060 electronic book |
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9780807173077 electronic publication |
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