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Elizabeth Bishop is increasingly recognized as one of the twentieth century s most important and original poets. Initially celebrated for the minute detail of her descriptions what John Ashbery memorably called her thinginess Bishop s reputation has risen dramatically since her death in part due to the publication of new work including letters stories and visual art as well as a controversial volume of uncollected poems drafts and fragments. This Companion engages with key debates surrounding the interpretation and reception of Bishop s writing in relation to questions of biography the natural world and politics. Individual chapters focus on texts such as North and South Questions of Travel and Geography III while offering fresh readings of the significance of Nova Scotia Massachusetts and Brazil to Bishop s life and work. This volume explores the full range of Bishop s artistic achievements and the extent to which the posthumous publications have contributed to her enduring popularity.
Editions of The Cambridge Companion to Elizabeth Bishop
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781107029408
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781107672543
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Elizabeth Bishop is increasingly recognized as one of the twentieth century s most important and original poets. Initially celebrated for the minute detail of her descriptions what John Ashbery memorably called her thinginess Bishop s reputation has risen dramatically since her death in part due to the publication of new work including letters stories and visual art as well as a controversial volume of uncollected poems drafts and fragments. This Companion engages with key debates surrounding the interpretation and reception of Bishop s writing in relation to questions of biography the natural world and politics. Individual chapters focus on texts such as North and South Questions of Travel and Geography III while offering fresh readings of the significance of Nova Scotia Massachusetts and Brazil to Bishop s life and work. This volume explores the full range of Bishop s artistic achievements and the extent to which the posthumous publications have contributed to her enduring popularity.
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What is The Cambridge Companion to Elizabeth Bishop about?
Elizabeth Bishop is increasingly recognized as one of the twentieth century s most important and original poets. Initially celebrated for the minute detail of her descriptions what John Ashbery memorably called her thinginess Bishop s reputation has risen dramatically since her death in part due to the publication of new work including letters stories and visual art as well as a controversial volume of uncollected poems drafts and fragments. This Companion engages with key debates surrounding the interpretation and reception of Bishop s writing in relation to questions of biography the natural world and politics. Individual chapters focus on texts such as North and South Questions of Travel and Geography III while offering fresh readings of the significance of Nova Scotia Massachusetts and Brazil to Bishop s life and work. This volume explores the full range of Bishop s artistic achievements and the extent to which the posthumous publications have contributed to her enduring popularity.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Cambridge Companion to Elizabeth Bishop?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism > Literary studies: poetry and poets
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Cambridge Companion to Elizabeth Bishop?
Dr. Angus J. Cleghorn,Jonathan Ellis
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The Cambridge Companion to Elizabeth Bishop is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781107029408) and paperback(ISBN 9781107672543)