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Doing the Heavy Work: Feminism in Louise Gluck's Poetry

Hunt, Cheyenne
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2595-3564
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=odu165135910858859

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2022, M.A. (Master of Arts in English), Ohio Dominican University, English.
It becomes important to recognize the root of the issue with labeling a writer or her writings as feminist—which is that the feminine remains the deviation from societal norms and, in order to meet the standard, masculinity is the greatest option. In light of this, rather than use any restrictive terms or labels regarding what kind of poetry is allowed to be labeled as feminist, I continue the argument that any poetry viewed through the perspective of a woman’s experiences or as an act of rebellion against a male figure or patriarchal gender roles may be qualified as feminist. Given the definition of “feminist poetry” as outlined above, I believe that this definition can serve as a lens through which readers can view Glück’s poetry. In doing so, scholars will be provided with a specific framework under which Glück’s future work may be critiqued. It is necessary to analyze Glück’s work by putting her speakers in conversation with other major works of the time, such as Betty Friedan’s "The Feminist Mystique". In doing so, this will also allow her most recent work to shed new light on her poetry throughout the entirety of her career as analyzed under a feminist lens. Given this, Glück’s poetry can—and should—be regarded amongst the feminist figureheads such as Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich due to both the historical context of her poetry as well as the repeated motifs and female-centered narratives throughout her entire body of work.
Martin Brick (Committee Chair)
Jeremy Glazier (Advisor)
52 p.
Literature
Poetry; Louise Glück; feminism; feminism in literature;

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  • Hunt, C. (2022). Doing the Heavy Work: Feminism in Louise Gluck's Poetry [Master's thesis, Ohio Dominican University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=odu165135910858859

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hunt, Cheyenne. Doing the Heavy Work: Feminism in Louise Gluck's Poetry. 2022. Ohio Dominican University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=odu165135910858859.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hunt, Cheyenne. "Doing the Heavy Work: Feminism in Louise Gluck's Poetry." Master's thesis, Ohio Dominican University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=odu165135910858859

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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