On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year

by Lee Ann Roripaugh

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Lady Murasaki wrote in The Tale of Genji that thirty-seven is "a dangerous year" for women. Evoking the styles of Murasaki and other women writers of the Heian-period Japanese court, Lee Ann Roripaugh presents a collection of confessional poems charting the course of that perilous year. Roripaugh, in both an homage to and a dialogue with women writers of the past, explores the trials of women facing the treacherous waters of time while losing...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0809329298

ISBN13:9780809329298

Release Date:October 2009

Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press

Length:92 Pages

Weight:0.42 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"

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Poetry

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