Girl

A new collection from one of our most distinguished poets, painting a portrait in verse of two iconic female figures poised between history and legend, and unravelling the millennia of myth men have woven around them to explore the notion of girlhood itself.

About the author

Ruth Padel is a prize-winning poet, author of thirteen acclaimed poetry collections and prose works including much-loved books on reading contemporary poetry, a travel-memoir on wild tiger conservation, and a study of the influence of Greek myth on rock music. Awards include a British Council Darwin Now Award, a Travel Bursary and Cholmondley Award from The Society of Authors, and First Prize in the National Poetry Competition. She is Professor of Poetry at King’s College London and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Padel, Padel Ruth
• Publisher: Chatto and Windus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.11.2024
• EAN: 9781784745806
• ISBN: 978-1-78474-580-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 215 mm x 9 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, RELIGION / Ancient, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, POETRY / Women Authors, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, History of Religion, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), Gender studies: women and girls, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, New Testaments