Description
| Product ID: | 9780415068017 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Sordid Images |
| Subtitle: | The Poetry of Masculine Desire |
| Authors: | Author: Steve Clark |
| Page Count: | 300 |
| Subjects: | Poetry, Poetry, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: general |
| Description: | Examining a wide range of English poetry by men for evidence of the articulation of heterosexual masculine desire, Sordid Images will inspire its readers to look again at some of the cornerstone works of English literature. In this extraordinary and bold book, S.H. Clark explores and constructs a history of poetic misogyny. For the first time, a wide range of English poetry by men is examined for evidence of the articulation of heterosexual masculine desires. But Clark goes beyond a straightforward oppositional model of reading the male canon, to ask how we read this work ''after feminism'', and whether it is possible to value these texts as misogynist texts in the light of feminist theory? Sordid Images is a challenging, controversial book. It will excite and unsettle its readers, and inspire many to look again at some of the cornerstone works of English literature. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1994-08-25 |
