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Book SynopsisThese essays approach and explore Duffy's work from various literary theoretical perspectives, including feminism, masculinity, national identity and post-structuralism. It situates Duffy's poems in relation to debates about the state, value and social relevance of contemporary British poetry.
Table of ContentsList of contributors
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Introduction
1. Duffy, Eliot and impersonality – Neil Roberts
2. Female metamorphoses: Carol Ann Duffy's 'Ovid' – Jeffrey Wainwright
3. Love and masculinity in the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy – Antony Rowland
4. 'Me know not what these people mean': Gender and national identity in Carol Ann Duffy's poetry – Angelica Michelis
5. 'Small Female Skull': Patriarchy and philosophy in the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy – Avril Horner
6. 'The Chant of Magic Words Repeatedly': Gender as linguistic act in the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy – Jane Thomas
7. 'What like is it?': Duffy's 'différance' – Stan Smith
8. 'What it is like in words': Translation, reflection and refraction in the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy – Michael Woods
9. 'Skeleton, Moon, Poet': Carol Ann Duffy's postmodern poetry for children – Eva Mueller-Zettelmann
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