Slip-Shod Sibyls: Recognition, Rejection and the Woman Poet

Viking, London, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. acknowledgement, notes and index between pages 264 and 265 there are 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations (and one photograph). Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. In this provocative book, the author, argues the problem with poetry written by women before 1900, was, that it was ignored, but, that it was a form of expression that women were unable to express themselves well in, as most women of that time were poorly educated at best. The author then goes on to look at a extraordinary group of women poets – from Sappho, Aphra Behn, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti, to mention but a few. Softening of the back strip edges with a bump to the lower edge of the front panel. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. A previous owner has put pencil marks along various paragraphs throughout the book stop A little rubbing of the dustwrapper and panels with a few marks to the rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. with 11], XII - XXIV, [1], 2 -517, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Poetry; Literary Criticism; Women & Feminism. ISBN: 0670849146. ISBN/EAN: 9780670849147. Inventory No: 0126883. . 9780670849147