Understanding Sharon Olds

Informationen zum Autor Russell Brickey 's poetry collections include Atomic Atoll, He Knows What a Stick Is , and Cold War Evening News . He studied creative writing at the University of Oregon and Purdue University. Klappentext A thorough examination of the author's deeply personal and often-controversial poetry Zusammenfassung Explores this Pulitzer Prize-winning poet’s major themes, characters, life, and career, including her often-controversial portrayals of family dysfunction, sexuality, and violence against women. Russell Brickey examines how Olds approaches these difficult and complex topics with pathos and intimate, sometimes provocatively private, details through poetry that not all her critics appreciate.

Product details

• Authors: Russell Brickey
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9781611177114
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-711-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Understanding Contemporary Ame; Understanding Contemporary American Literature; Understanding Contemporary Ame; Understanding Contemporary American Literature
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies