The Triumph of Achilles

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The Triumph of Achilles
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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

  1. JSTOR 42967248
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  2. from the original on July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Morris 2006, p. 5.
  4. from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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  6. ^ Abel, Colleen (January 15, 2019). "Speaking Against Silence". The Ploughshares Blog. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  7. ISSN 1558-7266
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  8. ^ "Louise Glück". Poetry Foundation. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020.

Sources

  • Morris, Daniel (2006). The Poetry of Louise Glück: A Thematic Introduction.
    OCLC 290591375
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