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008			151110s2016 nju ob 001 0 eng d
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050	0	4	_aPS310 _b.A647 2016
100	1		_aHoney, Maureen, _d1945- _e1
245	1	0	_aAphrodite's daughters : _bthree modernist poets of the Harlem Renaissance / _cMaureen Honey.
260			_aNew Brunswick, New Jersey : _bRutgers University Press, _c(c)2016.
300			_a1 online resource
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520	0		_a"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 Grimke, 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 Grimke 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. Grimke, 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."-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0	0	_aFrontispiece; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraphs; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. The Lyric Poetry of Angelina Weld Grimké, Gwendolyn B. Bennett, and Mae V. Cowdery; 2. Angelina Weld Grimké's Sapphic Temple of Desire; 3. Harlem's Phoenix: Gwendolyn B. Bennett; 4. Shattered Mirror: The Failed Promise of Mae V. Cowdery; Epilogue; Appendix A. List of Published Poetry; Appendix B. Selected List of Unpublished Poetry; Notes; Bibliography; Further Reading; Index; About the Author.
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600	1	0	_aCowdery, Mae V. _q(Mae Virginia), _dapproximately 1909-1953 _xCriticism and interpretation.
600	1	0	_aBennett, Gwendolyn, _d1902-1981 _xCriticism and interpretation.
600	1	0	_aGrimké, Angelina Weld, _d1880-1958 _xCriticism and interpretation.
650		0	_aAfrican American arts _zNew York (State) _zNew York _y20th century.
650		0	_aModernism (Literature) _zNew York (State) _zNew York.
650		0	_aAfrican American women _zNew York (State) _zNew York _xIntellectual life.
650		0	_aWomen poets, American _y20th century.
650		0	_aAfrican American poets _y20th century.
650		0	_aHarlem Renaissance.
650		0	_aAmerican poetry _xWomen authors _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aAmerican poetry _xAfrican American authors _xHistory and criticism.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1296515&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell