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- Title
Morals, Manners, and `Marriage': Marianne Moore's Art of Conversation.
- Authors
White, Heather Cass
- Abstract
The article discusses the work of the American poet Marianne Moore, with particular focus given to the conversational nature of her work and the themes of communication, gender relations, and authorial skill. The long poem "Marriage" is critiqued, and poems including "To Be Liked by You Would Be a Calamity" and "When I Buy Pictures" are touched on.
- Subjects
MARRIAGE (Poem : Moore); MOORE, Marianne, 1887-1972; CONVERSATION in literature; INTERPERSONAL communication in literature; TO Be Liked by You Would Be a Calamity (Poem); WHEN I Buy Pictures (Poem)
- Publication
Twentieth Century Literature (Twentieth Century Literature), 1999, Vol 45, Issue 4, p488
- ISSN
0041-462X
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.2307/441949