Rita Dove and the Art of History

Righelato examines the works of poet Rita Dove. Her poem entitled "Lady Freedom Among Us" is a witty reminder that the statue representing freedom atop the Capitol building in Washington DC is closest to African American historical experience. Also, Dove's Pulitzer Prize-winning poem...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Callaloo 2008-07, Vol.31 (3), p.760-775
1. Verfasser:	Righelato, Pat
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African American studies African Americans American history Buses Cultural change Cultural history Dove, Rita Irony Literary criticism Narrative poetry Poetry Poets Soldiers Symbolist poetry United States history World wars
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Zusammenfassung:	Righelato examines the works of poet Rita Dove. Her poem entitled "Lady Freedom Among Us" is a witty reminder that the statue representing freedom atop the Capitol building in Washington DC is closest to African American historical experience. Also, Dove's Pulitzer Prize-winning poem "Thomas and Beulah" focuses on large-scale cultural change through familial and intimate. He opines that Dove's expression of history is the most diverse in form and range of subject in contemporary American poetry.
ISSN:	0161-2492 1080-6512 1080-6512
DOI:	10.1353/cal.0.0176