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1. "Too Much Yeats": Alice McDermott's Charming Billy and an Irish Poet's American Legacy.

Author

MYERS, NATHAN

Subjects
*LITERARY criticism, *IMPRESSIONISM (Literature), *POETRY (Literary form)
Abstract

The article focuses on the poetry of Irish Poet W. B. Yeats in Alice McDermott's book "Charming Billy." Topics discussed include relation between Yeat's poetry and the character Billy's life, truth of Billy's life and charges of life lived in fancy, in alcohol and Yeats and embellished memory that has affected many Irish Americans.

Published
2016

2. Sisters Are Sisters: Identity in an Anonymous Middle English Poem.

Author

WUEST, CHARLES

Subjects
*POETRY (Literary form), *LITERARY criticism, *LOVE in literature, *IDENTITY (Philosophical concept) in literature, *THEMES in poetry
Abstract

The article offers criticism on the 15th-century riddle poem "I have a 3ong suster," written by an anonymous author. Topics examined include the definition of the word suster, which is believed to mean "beloved" or "sweetheart," possible sexual interpretations of the work and insights on the poem's exploration of identity.

Published
2015