Women poets of the late Victorian period created much fascinating verse from the standpoint of the independent and advanced New Woman, a profoundly important figure. This anthology features a broad range of crucial subjects addressed by these poets, including marriage, motherhood, female desire, and social problems.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments; Introduction: The New Woman and the Woman Question; Part I. Pairings ; 1 Frictions in Marriage; 2 Mother and Child; 3 Fractured Relationships; 4 Manifestations of Desire; Part II. Challenges ; 5 Confronting Misconceptions; 6 The Pain of Poverty; 7 Calls for Freedom; 8 Discords of Religion; Part III. Perspectives ; 9 Respecting Nature; 10 Musings on Science; 11 Value of London Life; 12 Creating Poetry; Works Cited ; Index
