The Power of Adrienne Rich
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The Power of Adrienne Rich

A Biography

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eBook - ePub

The Power of Adrienne Rich

A Biography

About this book

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
“A comprehensive biography of . . . one of the most acclaimed poets of her generation and a face of American feminism.”
New York Times

A major American writer, thinker, and activist, Adrienne Rich (1929–2012) transformed herself from a traditional, Radcliffe-educated lyric poet and married mother of three sons into a path-breaking lesbian-feminist author of forceful, uncompromising prose as well as poetry. In doing so, she emerged as an architect and exemplar of the feminist movement, breaking ranks to denounce the male-dominated literary establishment and paving the way for women writers to take their places in the cultural mainstream. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished materials, including Rich’s correspondence and in-depth interviews with many people who knew her, Hilary Holladay provides a vividly detailed, full-dimensional portrait of a woman whose work and life continue to challenge and inspire new generations.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. More Praise for The Power of Adrienne Rich
  3. Also by Hilary Holladay
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Chapter 1: Baby Genius
  10. Chapter 2: The Patriarch and the Woman in the Black Dress
  11. Chapter 3: Kingdom of the Mind
  12. Chapter 4: The Girl Who Wrote Poems
  13. Chapter 5: The Making of Adrienne Rich
  14. Chapter 6: Toute la Gloire
  15. Chapter 7: Cleopatra of Oxford
  16. Chapter 8: The Unborn Self
  17. Chapter 9: Bursting with Benzedrine and Emancipation
  18. Chapter 10: Pessimistic Optimist
  19. Chapter 11: Like This Together
  20. Chapter 12: What the Autumn Knew Would Happen
  21. Chapter 13: Brilliant, Mad, Human, and Irreplaceable
  22. Chapter 14: A Woman of the 1970s
  23. Chapter 15: The Book of Myths
  24. Chapter 16: In the Name of All Women
  25. Chapter 17: I Know My Power
  26. Chapter 18: Hyacinths Rising Like Flames
  27. Chapter 19: My True University
  28. Chapter 20: Anger and Tenderness
  29. Chapter 21: Words That Blew Our Lives Apart
  30. Chapter 22: Citizen Poet
  31. Chapter 23: I Am My Art
  32. Photographs
  33. Acknowledgments
  34. Notes
  35. Bibliography
  36. Index
  37. About the Author