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Elizabeth Bishop: Life and the Memory of It
Brett C. Millier
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Description for Elizabeth Bishop: Life and the Memory of It
Paperback. Elizabeth Bishop dedicated her poetry to telling 'what really happened'. This book presents her biography that pieces together the story of Bishop's life and traces the writing of her poems. Num Pages: 602 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Elizabeth Bishop dedicated her poetry to telling 'what really happened'. Yet what really happened in the life on one of the twentieth century's finest and most beloved American poets has eluded readers for years. In this first full biography, Brett Miller pieces together the compelling and painful story of Bishop's life and traces the writing of her brilliantly crafted poems.
Elizabeth Bishop dedicated her poetry to telling 'what really happened'. Yet what really happened in the life on one of the twentieth century's finest and most beloved American poets has eluded readers for years. In this first full biography, Brett Miller pieces together the compelling and painful story of Bishop's life and traces the writing of her brilliantly crafted poems.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
602
Condition
New
Number of Pages
602
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520203457
SKU
V9780520203457
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About Brett C. Millier
Brett C. Millier is Associate Professor of American Literature and Civilization at Middlebury College in Vermont.
Reviews for Elizabeth Bishop: Life and the Memory of It
"An excellent biography."
New York Times Book Review
"Unlike Lowell and other poets of her time, Bishop disdained the confessional, but Millier's authoritative reading of her poems suggests how they allude glancingly, through ironic veils of fable and allegory, to her homosexuality, her alcoholism, and her paralyzing depression. This biography will act as a powerful corrective to the ... Read more
New York Times Book Review
"Unlike Lowell and other poets of her time, Bishop disdained the confessional, but Millier's authoritative reading of her poems suggests how they allude glancingly, through ironic veils of fable and allegory, to her homosexuality, her alcoholism, and her paralyzing depression. This biography will act as a powerful corrective to the ... Read more