ENGL 73.07 Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop

An orphan, a female poet, a lesbian, a long-term expatriate in Brazil, Elizabeth Bishop is nowhere definitively at home; for a long time, literary criticism had trouble accommodating her as well. Recently, queer, feminist, and postcolonial analyses have provided a new critical context for this elusive poet; we will read widely in this work, while focusing on Bishop's poems, drafts, and letters. We will also consider her relationships with contemporaries like Moore and Lowell. 

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Not being offered in 2022-23

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Recommended: Four completed major courses.

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Dist:LIT; WCult:W

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Senior Seminar: Course Group III