The Seven Incarnations of a Debutante

The Seven Incarnations of a Debutante

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Queen, Melissa A.
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2013
Subjects:
American Literature
Poetry
girlhood
femininity
domesticity
wilderness
gender
relationships
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1366116350
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou13661163502021-08-03T05:22:06Z The Seven Incarnations of a Debutante Queen, Melissa A. American Literature Poetry girlhood femininity domesticity wilderness gender relationships We have a tendency to take for granted that wherever a boundary is drawn a wild frontier is formed. Because even keeping house was an act of primitive human survival for Anne Bradstreet, her poetry is there to remind us that meaning occurs at the borderland, or frontier, overlapping designated poetic spheres. In this thesis collection of poetry, I set out to explore the formation of identity as a boundary event where a sense of self is established through the construction of borders. In this collection, identity presents its own frontier, where boundaries of the body, of gender, class, and race intersect and overlap. This collection explores not just the frontier spaces between wilderness and domesticity, girlhood and womanhood, but also explores the possibility of reshaping borderlands to construct a sense of unity across boundary lines that would overlap the spheres or domains bounded and fragmented by the construction of borders. 2013-06-13 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1366116350 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1366116350 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic American Literature
Poetry
girlhood
femininity
domesticity
wilderness
gender
relationships
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Poetry
girlhood
femininity
domesticity
wilderness
gender
relationships
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