Denise Levertov [[electronic resource] ] : a poet's life / / Dana Greene

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786354903321
• Autore: Greene Dana
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-71435-3; 0-252-09421-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Disciplina: 811/.54; B
• Soggetti: Poets, American - 20th century; Jewish Christians
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Prologue -- "A definite and peculiar destiny" -- In search of voice -- The making of a poet -- "A cataract filming over my inner eyes" -- "Staying alive" -- Endings -- Coming to a new country -- The thread" -- "Making peace" -- The borderland -- Bearing witness -- "Once only" -- Epilogue.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this biography of poet, Denise Levertov, Greene examines Levertov's interviews, essays, and self-revelatory poetry to discern the conflict and torment she both endured and created in her attempts to deal with her own psyche, her relationships with family, friends, lovers, colleagues, and the times in which she lived.