Elizabeth Bishop (Magill’s Literary Annual 1992)
At a glance:
- Author: Lorrie Goldensohn
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Literary criticism and biography
- Time of Work: 1911-1979
- Setting: Nova Scotia; New England; New York; Paris; Key West, Florida; and Brazil
- Principal Characters: Elizabeth Bishop, Lota de Macedo Soares, Marianne Moore, Robert Lowell
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: History, Traveling or travelers, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Nature, Surrealism, Literature, Autobiography, Poetry or poets, Lesbianism or lesbians, Orphans or orphanages
- Locales: New York, Paris, France, Brazil, New England, Key West, FL, Nova Scotia, Canada
Since Elizabeth Bishop’s death in 1979, her reputation has steadily grown to place her in the forefront of twentieth century American poets. Interest in her achievement is evidenced by the ever-increasing publication of essays, collections of essays, and full-length studies about her work. Early critical assessment tended to praise the clear, objective description and polished surfaces of Bishop’s poetry while relegating her to a rather minor position in the canon as an observer of, rather than an active participant in, the poetic life struggle. Since complete editions of her...
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