A woman's voice experiments of genre in the poetry of Anne Killigrew (original) (raw)

1993

Abstract

Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references.This thesis deals with the poetry of Anne Killigrew. It also discusses her literary reputation, both historical and current. Killigrew poetry is examined in four different areas, showing her experiments in genre, form, and voice. pessimistic poetry. This thesis also shows how Killigrew used the literary conventions of her period. The argument is based both on new historicism and close readings of the individual poems. The literary milieu is established by discussions of both traditional literary interpretation, specifically those of John Dryden, and the act of manuscript circulation

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