Women and Poetry

Synopsis

A wide variety of readings of poems, followed by discussions about the way in which gender affects the reading and interpretation of poems. Looks at Emily Dickinson, Robert Browning, Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth Bishop and contains interviews with contemporary female poets including as Gillian Clarke, Val Smith and Jackie Kay.

Series

Approaching Literature, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio; Audiocassette. 90 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 1996 sale: £11.99 (inclusive)

Subjects

English language and literature

Keywords

Browning, Robert (1812-1889); Clarke, Gillian; Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886); discussions; Kay, Jackie; Plath, Sylvia (1932-1963); poetry; Smith, Val

Credits

Cast

Gillian Clarke
Jackie Kay
Val Smith

Distributor

Name

Routledge

Web

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Phone

020 7583 9855

Fax

020 7842 2306

Address

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