Purple Passages: Pound, Eliot, Zukofsky, Olson, Creeley, and the Ends of Patriarchal Poetry

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Purple Passages C o n t e m p o r a r y N o r t h A m e r i c a n P o e t r y S e r i e s Series Editors Alan Golding, Lynn Keller, and Adalaide Morris Purple Passages Pound, Eliot, Zukofsky, Olson, Creeley, and the Ends of Patriarchal Poetry R a c h e l B l a u D u P l e s s i s University of Iowa Press, Iowa City University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2012 by the University of Iowa Press www.uiowapress.org Printed in the United States of America Design by Teresa W. Wingfield No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data DuPlessis, Rachel Blau. Purple passages : Pound, Eliot, Zukofsky, Olson, Creeley, and the ends of patriarchal poetry / Rachel Blau DuPlessis. p. cm.—(Contemporary North American poetry series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-60938-084-7, ISBN-10: 1-60938-084-3 (pbk) ISBN-13: 978-1-60938-094-6, ISBN-10: 1-60938-094-0 (ebook) 1. American poetry—20th century—History and criticism. 2. Masculinity in literature. 3. Patriarchy in literature. 4. Literature and society—United States—History—20th century. 5. Gender identity in literature. I. Title. PS323.5.D87 2012 811'.509353—dc23 2011036872 ...