Masks Outrageous and Austere: Culture, Psyche, and Persona in Modern Women Poets

by Cheryl Walker

"[Walker's] well-focused, clearly written essays demonstrate the conformity and the challenges to conventional expectations defining 'women poets.' Walker's work makes a significant contribution to an often neglected area of American literary history." -- Library Journal "Based on close reading and explication of the texts, Walker brings fresh insights to each poet."A -- Choice ..". Walker has devised an original analysis that puts a new spin on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253363225
• ISBN13: 9780253363220
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 221 Pages