In a Time of Violence (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Eavan Boland
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: History, Mythology or myths, Gender roles, Art or artists, Feminism, Women, Singing or singers, Disasters, Natural disasters, Suburban life, Ireland or Irish people, Famines
Eavan Boland has frequently identified the central concerns of her work as the process of discovering the interrelationships of her gender, her national identity, and her art. Boland has noted that the woman poet in Ireland faces particular challenges in these respects. First, Ireland has been slow to embrace feminism, a fact that sometimes has led readers and reviewers to dismiss as insignificant any subjects (such as home and family relationships) that they consider characteristically “female.” Moreover, the Irish woman who writes poetry has few models from her own country. Only...
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