About this title: The wives of famous men speak for themselves in this fifth collection of poems by Duffy, a British poet. Among those to whom she gives voice are the wives of Freud, King Kong, and the Devil.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781405861854ISBN:1405861851
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781405861854ISBN:1405861851
Description: New. With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature. read more
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"I especially loved the poems for Mrs. Midas, Pilate's Wife, and Frau Freud. What a great idea for a series of poems... I also love her use of rhyme - very fun, yet contemporary."
"This was very, very good. One of her poems was read on BBC Radio 4 last Sunday afternoon and it was so powerful I went and got this. I loved Mrs. Midas among others, Red Riding Hood's side of the story beautiful, Frau Freud was hilarious and so were Mrs Aesop and Mrs Icarus (A-bloody-men to that one!). I will definitely read her other poetry and I'm very happy she's the first ever female Poet Laureate. Although I'm generally DISGUSTED that it took so long for any female poet to become one.
"I've been waiting for this book to come into my library since Duffy became Poet Laureate, and I'm afraid it wasn't much worth the wait. I'd read some of the poems in After Ovid, and while some of them are nice on their own (or in the context of The Metamorphoses), while reading them all together in this collection, they started to become grating. Although Duffy makes lovely use of rhyme and meter, and some of the poems are compelling, they began to feel trite and predictable. In her defense, I read the book nearly in one sitting, and these might be the sort of pieces that need a bit of time."
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