Ambiguities and Points of Rupture in Eavan Boland’s Poetry
Ambiguities and Points of Rupture in Eavan Boland’s Poetry
Author(s): Alexandra MitreaSubject(s): Gender Studies, Social history, Gender history, Other Language Literature, Sociology of Culture, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Editura Universitatii LUCIAN BLAGA din Sibiu
Keywords: Irish poetry; ambiguities; points of rupture; representations of women; stereotypes; elusiveness; history; the past; silence; emblems; marginality;
Summary/Abstract: This article sets out to explore the ambiguities and points of rupture in the lyrical works of one of the best-known Irish poets of the last fifty years, Eavan Boland. I intend to zoom in on poetic sequences where the text does not flow seamlessly and will try to find possible explanations for these ruptures, illuminating, in the process, the merits of a poet who has tried to recuperate the image of the Irish woman, saving it from stereotypes and cliches. However, I will also shed light on how Boland herself falls prey to more or less the same stereotypes. What the article ultimately does is raise questions which are still waiting for answers.
Journal: East-West Cultural Passage
- Issue Year: 23/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 74-91
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
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