The Resource Aphrodite's daughters : three modernist poets of the Harlem Renaissance, Maureen Honey
Aphrodite's daughters : three modernist poets of the Harlem Renaissance, Maureen Honey
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- Summary
- "Aphrodite's Daughters brings to dramatic life three lyrical poets of the Harlem Renaissance whose work was among the earliest to display erotic passion as a source of empowerment for women. Angelina Weld Grimké, Gwendolyn B. Bennett, and Mae V. Cowdery are framed as bold pioneers whose verse opened new frontiers into women's sexuality at the dawn of a new century. Honey describes Grimké construction of a Sapphic deity inspiring acolytes to express forbidden same-sex desire while she outlines Bennett's exploration of sexual pleasure and pain and Cowdery's frank depiction of bisexual erotics. Grimké, Bennett, and Cowdery, she argues, embraced the lyric "I" as an expression of their modernity as artists, women, and participants in the New Negro Movement by highlighting the female body as a primary source of meaning, strength and transcendence. Honey juxtaposes each poet's creative work against her life writing, personal archive, and appearances in the black press. These new source materials dramatically illuminate verse that has largely appeared without its biographical context or modernist roots. Honey's highly nuanced bio-critical portraits of this unique cadre of New Negro poets reveal the fascinating complexity of their private lives, and she creates absorbing narratives for all three as they experienced sexual awakening in lesbian, heterosexual, and bisexual contexts. The vivid interplay between intimate, racial and artistic currents in their lives makes Aphrodite's Daughters a compelling story of three courageous women who dared to be sexually alive New Negro artists paving the way toward our own era."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 269 pages
- Contents
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- The lyric poetry of Angelina Weld Grimké, Gwendolyn B. Bennett, and Mae V. Cowdery
- Angelina Weld Grimké's Sapphic temple of desire
- Harlem's phoenix : Gwendolyn B. Bennett
- Shattered mirror : the failed promise of Mae V. Cowdery
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: List of published poetry
- Appendix B: Selected list of unpublished poetry
- Isbn
- 9780813570785
- Label
- Aphrodite's daughters : three modernist poets of the Harlem Renaissance
- Title
- Aphrodite's daughters
- Title remainder
- three modernist poets of the Harlem Renaissance
- Statement of responsibility
- Maureen Honey
- Subject
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- African American women -- New York (State) | New York -- Intellectual life
- American poetry -- African American authors | History and criticism
- American poetry -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Autor
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women
- Bennett, Gwendolyn B, 1902-1981
- Bennett, Gwendolyn, 1902-1981 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Cowdery, Mae V, 1909-1953
- Cowdery, Mae V., (Mae Virginia), approximately 1909-1953 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Frau
- Grimké, Angelina Weld, 1880-1958
- Grimké, Angelina Weld, 1880-1958 -- Criticism and interpretation
- HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century
- African American arts -- New York (State) | New York -- 20th century
- Harlem renaissance
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | African American
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Women Authors
- Lyrik
- Lyrikerin
- Modernism (Literature) -- New York (State) | New York
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies | African American Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies
- USA
- Weibliche Schwarze
- Women poets, American -- 20th century
- Harlem Renaissance
- African American poets -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Aphrodite's Daughters brings to dramatic life three lyrical poets of the Harlem Renaissance whose work was among the earliest to display erotic passion as a source of empowerment for women. Angelina Weld Grimké, Gwendolyn B. Bennett, and Mae V. Cowdery are framed as bold pioneers whose verse opened new frontiers into women's sexuality at the dawn of a new century. Honey describes Grimké construction of a Sapphic deity inspiring acolytes to express forbidden same-sex desire while she outlines Bennett's exploration of sexual pleasure and pain and Cowdery's frank depiction of bisexual erotics. Grimké, Bennett, and Cowdery, she argues, embraced the lyric "I" as an expression of their modernity as artists, women, and participants in the New Negro Movement by highlighting the female body as a primary source of meaning, strength and transcendence. Honey juxtaposes each poet's creative work against her life writing, personal archive, and appearances in the black press. These new source materials dramatically illuminate verse that has largely appeared without its biographical context or modernist roots. Honey's highly nuanced bio-critical portraits of this unique cadre of New Negro poets reveal the fascinating complexity of their private lives, and she creates absorbing narratives for all three as they experienced sexual awakening in lesbian, heterosexual, and bisexual contexts. The vivid interplay between intimate, racial and artistic currents in their lives makes Aphrodite's Daughters a compelling story of three courageous women who dared to be sexually alive New Negro artists paving the way toward our own era."--
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Honey, Maureen
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS310.N4
- LC item number
- H66 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Grimké, Angelina Weld
- Bennett, Gwendolyn
- Cowdery, Mae V.
- Bennett, Gwendolyn B
- Cowdery, Mae V
- Grimké, Angelina Weld
- American poetry
- American poetry
- Harlem Renaissance
- African American poets
- Women poets, American
- African American women
- Modernism (Literature)
- African American arts
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- HISTORY
- Autor
- Frau
- Harlem renaissance
- Lyrik
- Lyrikerin
- Weibliche Schwarze
- USA
- Label
- Aphrodite's daughters : three modernist poets of the Harlem Renaissance, Maureen Honey
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
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- Content type code
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- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- The lyric poetry of Angelina Weld Grimké, Gwendolyn B. Bennett, and Mae V. Cowdery -- Angelina Weld Grimké's Sapphic temple of desire -- Harlem's phoenix : Gwendolyn B. Bennett -- Shattered mirror : the failed promise of Mae V. Cowdery -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: List of published poetry -- Appendix B: Selected list of unpublished poetry
- Control code
- 927401068
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 269 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813570785
- Lccn
- 2015037353
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)927401068
- Label
- Aphrodite's daughters : three modernist poets of the Harlem Renaissance, Maureen Honey
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The lyric poetry of Angelina Weld Grimké, Gwendolyn B. Bennett, and Mae V. Cowdery -- Angelina Weld Grimké's Sapphic temple of desire -- Harlem's phoenix : Gwendolyn B. Bennett -- Shattered mirror : the failed promise of Mae V. Cowdery -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: List of published poetry -- Appendix B: Selected list of unpublished poetry
- Control code
- 927401068
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 269 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813570785
- Lccn
- 2015037353
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)927401068
Subject
- African American women -- New York (State) | New York -- Intellectual life
- American poetry -- African American authors | History and criticism
- American poetry -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Autor
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women
- Bennett, Gwendolyn B, 1902-1981
- Bennett, Gwendolyn, 1902-1981 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Cowdery, Mae V, 1909-1953
- Cowdery, Mae V., (Mae Virginia), approximately 1909-1953 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Frau
- Grimké, Angelina Weld, 1880-1958
- Grimké, Angelina Weld, 1880-1958 -- Criticism and interpretation
- HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century
- African American arts -- New York (State) | New York -- 20th century
- Harlem renaissance
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | African American
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Women Authors
- Lyrik
- Lyrikerin
- Modernism (Literature) -- New York (State) | New York
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies | African American Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies
- USA
- Weibliche Schwarze
- Women poets, American -- 20th century
- Harlem Renaissance
- African American poets -- 20th century
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