Reorienting understandings of Adrienne Rich's later work through her interest in Marx and Marxist politics, this book engages with this overlooked part of her oeuvre through considerations of issues such as race, nationhood, and gender.
From 1983 onward, after she visited revolutionary Nicaragua until the end of her life, Rich's political vision can best be described as Marxist-Humanist. Until recently, very little attention has been paid to Rich's "interest" in Marx; there is no in-depth treatment of the effect of Marx's humanistic philosophy on Rich's later work, or even on her unwavering, but altered dedication to Women's Liberation. This book fills this gap, showing how Rich's discovery of Marx's humanism affected her poetry. In doing so, it makes a significant intervention into debates about the direction of American poetics and argues powerfully for a greater consciousness of political engagement through poetry.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Dedication Page
- Title Page
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 “I LONG AGO MOVED ON”: ADRIENNE RICH, RAYA DUNAYEVSKAYA, AND MARXIST-HUMANISM
- Chapter 2 MARXIST-HUMANISM, FREEDOM, AND RAYA DUNAYEVSKAYA
- Chapter 3 ADRIENNE RICH “FEELING CONTRADICTIONS”: NICARAGUA, AND YOUR NATIVE LAND, YOUR LIFE
- Chapter 4 IN QUEST OF AMERICA: THE DIALECTICAL DIMENSIONS OF “AN ATLAS OF THE DIFFICULT WORLD”
- Chapter 5 SUFFERING IN THE HEART OF CAPITAL: DARK FIELDS OF THE REPUBLIC
- Chapter 6 AMERICAN INNOCENCE, THE GERMAN “GUILT QUESTION” AND THE OSLO PEACE PROCESS
- Chapter 7 THE END OF HISTORY AND THE FORGOTTEN FUTURE: RICH VS. NEOLIBERALISM
- Chapter 8 SALVAGING MIDNIGHT SALVAGE
- Chapter 9 FOX: “TERZA RIMA” AND THE END OF HISTORY
- Chapter 10 TELEPHONE RINGING IN THE LABYRINTH: “DRAFT #2006” AN AMERICAN MARXIST JEREMIAD
- Chapter 11 9/11 AND THE SCHOOL AMONG THE RUINS: “TENDRIL”
- Chapter 12 RICH IN THE BORDERLANDS: LATE STYLE AND HER WORLD OF PAIN
- References
- Index of Works by Adrienne Rich
- Index
- Imprint
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