Essays about: "Carol Ann Duffy"
Found 4 essays containing the words Carol Ann Duffy.
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1. Criticizing Patriarchal Traditions through Alternative History in Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : .... READ MORE
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2. ‘I wonder if the spirit of the water has anything / to say.’ : Water imagery in Carol Ann Duffy’s Poetry: A Pedagogical Consideration
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)Abstract : This essay presents an ecocritical reading of water imagery in selected poems by Carol AnnDuffy, with focus on Duffy’s personified water-voices, how water illuminates history, andDuffy’s metaphor of language as water. After a consideration of the problematics of teachingpoetry in the EFL classroom, the essay concludes that Duffy’s poetry holds potential forstudents to develop environmental literacy, both in content and in form. READ MORE
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3. "It happened like this - I did everything in my power to make him look back": Gender and Relationships in Carol Ann Duffy's "The World's Wife"
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This essay explores the importance of gender with regard to the relationships depicted in Carol Ann Duffy's collection of poems "The World's Wife", arguing that factors such as individual traits and social circumstances are of greater weight than any gender incompabilities. Firstly, the characteristics with which Duffy endows female and male characters are discussec, pointing out that the relationships described fail for other reasons than mere gender discord. READ MORE
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4. ”He looked at me ... My God. His eyes were eyes to die for.” : A Feminist Theological Reading of Carol Ann Duffy’s The World’s Wife
University essay from EngelskaAbstract : Most approaches to Duffy’s work have been a feminist reading of poetry, focusing on the portrayal of women within the theoretical framework of feminism. However, little attention has been paid to the religious elements in Duffy’s work, something that Duffy herself has recognized. READ MORE
