Poetry and the feminine from Behn to Cowper / Jennifer Keith.

Contents Dryden, Pope, and the transformation of the muse -- Speaking objects : women poets and the muse -- Gender and order in the prospect -- The voice of nature and the poet's labor -- The nightingale's breast against the thorn : sensibility and the sublime.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-220) and index.
LCCN 2005001445
ISBN0874138914 (alk. paper)