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Denise Levertov : a poet's life / Dana Greene.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Greene, Dana.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poets, American--20th century--Biography.
- Poets, American.
- Jewish Christians--Biography.
- Jewish Christians.
- Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997.
- Levertov, Denise.
- Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997--Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (327 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this biography of poet, Denise Levertov, Greene examines Levertov's interviews, essays, and self-revelatory poetry to discern the conflict and torment she both endured and created in her attempts to deal with her own psyche, her relationships with family, friends, lovers, colleagues, and the times in which she lived.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- "A definite and peculiar destiny"
- In search of voice
- The making of a poet
- "A cataract filming over my inner eyes"
- "Staying alive"
- Endings
- Coming to a new country
- The thread"
- "Making peace"
- The borderland
- Bearing witness
- "Once only"
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-71435-3
- 0-252-09421-2
- OCLC:
- 815823816
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