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Object Lessons

by Eavan Boland

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Eavan Boland beautifully uncovers the powerful drama of how these lives affect one another; how the tradition of womanhood and the historic vocation of the poet act as revealing illuminations of the other.

Synopsis:

In this important prose work, one of our major poets explores, through autobiography and argument, a woman's life in Ireland together with a poet's work.
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Eavan Boland's most recent book is New Collected Poems. She directs the creative writing program at Stanford University and splits her time between Stanford, California, and Dublin, Ireland.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780393314373
Author:
Boland, Eavan
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Women
Subject:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Subject:
Ireland
Subject:
Irish poetry
Subject:
Women and literature
Subject:
Poets, Irish
Subject:
Ireland History 20th century.
Subject:
Women -- Ireland -- Biography.
Subject:
Women Authors
Subject:
Biography-Women
Copyright:
1996
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
97
Publication Date:
19960731
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.28x5.40x.68 in. .56 lbs.
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