AO5 Critics - Feminine Gospels Flashcards
1
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Elizabeth O’Reilly (fairytale)
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“[Feminine Gospels] has a strong sense of magic and fairytale discourse”
2
Q
Mendelson (sadness of real world)
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“It is the sadness of the real world that gives her words weight”
3
Q
O’Riordan
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“Examines love in many forms”
4
Q
Duffy (motherhood)
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“…having a child was a revolutionary experience for me…”
5
Q
Feinstein (prayers)
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Poems near end of the collection are “prayer-like” and “intense with feeling”
6
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Duffy (sonnets)
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Little black dress of poetry, “I think of [sonnets] almost as prayers”.
