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<p>This article sets out to explore the ambiguities and points of rupture in the lyrical works of one of the best-known Irish poets of the last fifty years, Eavan Boland. I intend to zoom in on poetic sequences where the text does not flow seamlessly and will try to find possible explanations for these ruptures, illuminating, in the process, the merits of a poet who has tried to recuperate the image of the Irish woman, saving it from stereotypes and cliches. However, I will also shed light on how Boland herself falls prey to more or less the same stereotypes. What the article ultimately does is raise questions which are still waiting for answers.</p>
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This article sets out to explore the ambiguities and points of rupture in the lyrical works of one of the best-known Irish poets of the last fifty years, Eavan Boland. I intend to zoom in on poetic sequences where the text does not flow seamlessly and will try to find possible explanations for these ruptures, illuminating, in the process, the merits of a poet who has tried to recuperate the image of the Irish woman, saving it from stereotypes and cliches. However, I will also shed light on how Boland herself falls prey to more or less the same stereotypes. What the article ultimately does is raise questions which are still waiting for answers.

Ambiguities and Points of Rupture in Eavan Boland’s Poetry

East-West Cultural Passage

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This article sets out to explore the ambiguities and points of rupture in the lyrical works of one of the best-known Irish poets of the last fifty years, Eavan...

Ambiguities and Points of Rupture in Eavan Boland’s Poetry

Published Online: Mar 13, 2024

Page range: 74 - 91

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2023-0007

Keywords
Irish poetry, ambiguities, points of rupture, representations of women, stereotypes, elusiveness, history, the past, silence, emblems, marginality

© 2023 Alexandra Mitrea, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Ambiguities and Points of Rupture in Eavan Boland’s Poetry

Published Online: Mar 13, 2024

Page range: 74 - 91

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2023-0007

KeywordsIrish poetry, ambiguities, points of rupture, representations of women, stereotypes, elusiveness, history, the past, silence, emblems, marginality

© 2023 Alexandra Mitrea, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Irish poetry, ambiguities, points of rupture, representations of women, stereotypes, elusiveness, history, the past, silence, emblems, marginality