The Dreams of Daughters
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin13372642112021-08-03T06:15:34Z The Dreams of Daughters Harmon Threatt, Elizabeth A. Literature poetry grief nationalism Boland <p>The Dreams of Daughters is a collection of poems that explores the connections between family, domesticity, death, love and grief. Organized into four sections, the creative portion of my dissertation follows a trajectory that explores internalized and externalized grief and familial relationships. With a nearly consistent female narrator, the manuscript begins by looking at highly personal interactions between mothers, daughters, and sisters. As the sections progress, the narrator moves from the dreams of daughters, to those of lovers, husbands and wives, and fathers, ultimately returning to the moment that sparks the entire book – the mother’s death. Together, these poems provide a creative look at what happens to individuals and families when death alters the perspective of every relationship.</p><p>This dissertation also includes a critical essay that focuses on the poetry collection Domestic Violence by the Irish poet Eavan Boland. The essay argues that these poems work to critique and dismantle mythologies of women that nationalist rhetoric often creates. Through a close examination of several poems in this collection, I show how Boland poetically subverts the woman-as-muse trope and strives to create a new and empowered space for women.</p> 2012-10-02 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337264211 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337264211 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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