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Whose muse? Sappho, Swinburne and Amy Lowell
Swinburne’s influence on a number of modernist writers has been remarked upon in several relatively recent critical studies. For example, the modernist poets H. D. and T. S. Eliot provide the focus for comparative studies by Cassandra Laity (1996) and Thaïs. E. Morgan (1993). In this essay, I propos...
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| description | Swinburne’s influence on a number of modernist writers has been remarked upon in several relatively recent critical studies. For example, the modernist poets H. D. and T. S. Eliot provide the focus for comparative studies by Cassandra Laity (1996) and Thaïs. E. Morgan (1993). In this essay, I propose that the American modernist poet Amy Lowell (1874-1925) should be included in this list, arguing that her work exhibits a number of similarities to Swinburne’s poetry. These similarities stem from Swinburne and Lowell’s shared understanding of Sappho as an important poetic precursor, muse figure, and homoerotic archetype. I argue that Sappho’s influence on Swinburne and Lowell is instrumental in creating an anxiety that subsequent readers and critics ‘ward off’ by ‘forgetting’ their poetic corpuses. This results in the devaluation and neglect of both poets despite their considerable contributions to poetry. |
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| spelling | rr-article-93280282013-01-01T00:00:00Z Whose muse? Sappho, Swinburne and Amy Lowell Sarah Parker (1384959) Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified Lowell, Amy Sappho Swinburne, Algernon Charles Poetry 19th century 20th century Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing not elsewhere classified Swinburne’s influence on a number of modernist writers has been remarked upon in several relatively recent critical studies. For example, the modernist poets H. D. and T. S. Eliot provide the focus for comparative studies by Cassandra Laity (1996) and Thaïs. E. Morgan (1993). In this essay, I propose that the American modernist poet Amy Lowell (1874-1925) should be included in this list, arguing that her work exhibits a number of similarities to Swinburne’s poetry. These similarities stem from Swinburne and Lowell’s shared understanding of Sappho as an important poetic precursor, muse figure, and homoerotic archetype. I argue that Sappho’s influence on Swinburne and Lowell is instrumental in creating an anxiety that subsequent readers and critics ‘ward off’ by ‘forgetting’ their poetic corpuses. This results in the devaluation and neglect of both poets despite their considerable contributions to poetry. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Chapter 2134/22676 https://figshare.com/articles/chapter/Whose_muse_Sappho_Swinburne_and_Amy_Lowell/9328028 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified Lowell, Amy Sappho Swinburne, Algernon Charles Poetry 19th century 20th century Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing not elsewhere classified Sarah Parker Whose muse? Sappho, Swinburne and Amy Lowell |
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| title_full | Whose muse? Sappho, Swinburne and Amy Lowell |
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| topic | Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified Lowell, Amy Sappho Swinburne, Algernon Charles Poetry 19th century 20th century Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing not elsewhere classified |
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