The publication of "Edgar Allen Poe & the Juke-Box" modifies Elizabeth Bishops established oeuvre in ways that demonstrate the anxiety throughout her work regarding the concealment of sexual differencea concealment she often takes part in. As the poems reveal, by putting emphasis on particular kinds of clothing, Bishop emphasizes the necessarybut flawedmethods for that concealment. Black stockings, gloves, sailors hats, and other garments of traditional gender representation work as useful metaphors, symbolically engaging the construction of the literary image accepted in the academy which has produced the unified notion of Bishopness some critics still wish to uphold. When themes of gender and sexuality are most at crisis, articles of clothing such as stockings become important signs of what Bishop deemed necessary to put onboth figuratively and literallyin order to uphold the style and poise she continues to be celebrated for.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MONTANA/oai:etd.lib.umt.edu:etd-05142007-140054 |
| Date | 20 September 2007 |
| Creators | Slaughter, Lauren Goodwin |
| Contributors | Casey Charles, Robert Baker, G.G. Weix |
| Publisher | The University of Montana |
| Source Sets | University of Montana Missoula |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05142007-140054/ |
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