This paper presents the lives and early feminist works of two modernist era poets, Laura Riding Jackson and Muriel Rukeyser. Despite differences of style, the two poets shared a common theme of essentialist feminism before its popularization by 1950s and 60s second wave feminists. The two poets also endured periods of poetic silence or self censorship which can be attributed to modernism, McCarthyism, and rising conservatism. Analysis of their poems helps to remedy their exclusion from the common canon.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc5419 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Cain, Christina |
| Contributors | Foertsch, Jacqueline, Baird, James L., Bond, Bruce |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Use restricted to UNT Community, Copyright, Cain, Christina, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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