English 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ecofeminism, Narrative Poetry, Outlandish
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She was a rebel in terms of her life and work. She was a woman writing in this period. She was publishing, which was also unusual, as she was an aristocrat and a woman. Most aristocrats sent their works out in manuscripts in different circles. She often used her own money to publish lavish editions of her own work. She married a man 30 years older than her. She sometimes dressed as a man or in outlandish costumes. It is a poem about writing a poem. She is anxious about the reception of her work. She is aware of her image; she is not just a public figure writing for friends, but is writing publicly, and publishing it. There is a disconnect on how you view your work, and how the audience does. She writes a poem that is quite common. There is the poem and her public being imagined.
