Mosaic of fire : the work of Lola Ridge, Evelyn Scott, Charlotte Wilder, and Kay Boyle / Caroline Maun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maun, Caroline C., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--Women authors--History and criticism.

American poetry.

American poetry--New York (State)--New York--History and criticism.

Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life--20th century.

Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.).

Physical Description:

xi, 196 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Maun maps the ebb and flow of their friendships and careers, documenting the sometimes unequal nature of support and affection across this group of talented women artists.

Contents:

Imagism, socially engaged poetry, and Lola Ridge

"Unwieldy with enormous births": Lola Ridge and Evelyn Scott

"Women with shining secrets in their eyes": Lola Ridge and Kay Boyle

Important gifts: Evelyn Scott and Kay Boyle

"The mind spins from the mind": Charlotte Wilder and Evelyn Scott

Reflecting bright pain: the later poetry of Evelyn Scott.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283978378

1283978377

9781611172676

1611172675

OCLC:

827948925