Metamorphosis (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Edith Sitwell
- First Published: 1933
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Symbolist literature
- Subjects: Family or family life, Folkloric or magical people, Twentieth century, Surrealism, Europe or Europeans, Human race, Allegory, Monsters, Metamorphosis or transmogrification, Insects
Critical Evaluation:
The writings of Dame Edith Sitwell sparked both friendly and hostile responses from twentieth century critics. Poets William Butler Yeats and Stephen Spender praised her work, but other critics denounced her work as unpoetic. Sitwell’s sharp criticism of those, such as poet Ezra Pound, who did not like her work, led to strongly partisan views of her poetry, with few critics taking time to evaluate the content and genius of her poetry. In the tradition of T. S. Eliot and other symbolist poets, Sitwell enjoyed using sharply contrasting images to evoke...
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