The Triumph of Achilles
 First edition | |
| Author | Louise Glück |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Published | 1985 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 60 |
| ISBN | 9780880010818 |
The Triumph of Achilles is a collection of poetry by Louise Glück, published in 1985 by Ecco Press.[1] It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry.[2] The work concerns themes from classical antiquity and myth.[3] Literary critic Daniel Morris describes it as a "pivotal work" in Glück's oeuvre.[3]
Writing in The New York Times, the author and critic Liz Rosenberg described the collection as "clearer, purer, and sharper" than Glück's previous work.[4] The critic Peter Stitt, writing in The Georgia Review, declared that the book showed Glück to be "among the important poets of our age".[5] From the collection, the poem "Mock Orange", which has been likened to a feminist anthem,[6] has been called an "anthology piece" for how frequently it has appeared in poetry anthologies and college courses.[7] Wendy Lesser described its "language" as "staunchly straightforward".[8]
References
- ^ Shivani, Anis (2006). "American Poetry in an Age of Constriction". The Cambridge Quarterly. 35 (3): 214–215. doi:10.1093/camqtly/bfl017. ISSN 0008-199X. JSTOR 42967248.
- ^ "Louise Glück". Encyclopedia Britannica. October 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Morris 2006, p. 5.
- ^ Rosenberg, Liz (December 22, 1985). "Geckos, Porch Lights and Sighing Gardens". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ Stitt, Peter (1985). "Contemporary American Poems: Exclusive and Inclusive". The Georgia Review. 39 (4): 849–863. ISSN 0016-8386. JSTOR 41398888.
- ^ Abel, Colleen (January 15, 2019). "Speaking Against Silence". The Ploughshares Blog. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ Hahn, Robert (Summer 2004). "Transporting the Wine of Tone: Louise Gluck in Italian". Michigan Quarterly Review. XLIII (3). hdl:2027/spo.act2080.0043.313. ISSN 1558-7266.
- ^ "Louise Glück". Poetry Foundation. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020.
Sources
- Morris, Daniel (2006). The Poetry of Louise Glück: A Thematic Introduction. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0-8262-6556-2. OCLC 290591375.
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