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S/LI/303. Discuss the Representation of 'Ordinary Life' in Eavan Boland's Poetry

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2008
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The paper looks at the poetry of Eavan Boland, a contemporary Irish poetess, examining her representation of women's ordinary life that challenges conventional poetic avoidance of the daily realities surrounding women. The suitability of the Irish poetic tradition for expressing the truth of life is argued.

 

KEYWORDS: Eavan Boland, Irish poetry, women, poetic conventions,

 
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