“Not ‘Normal’”: A Distant Approach to Reading Carol Ann Duffy’s First Five Collections

For Carol Ann Duffy, 1999 was not a normal year. In October, her fifth volume, The World’s Wife ( TWW ), was published to critical and popular acclaim. The collection presents thirty dramatic monologues—a favorite form of Duffy’s—from individuals who are too often silent: women connected to

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Contemporary Literature
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2024-10-01
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https://doi.org/10.3368/cl.64.4.409
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Irish and British Studies
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“Not ‘Normal’”: A Distant Approach to Reading Carol Ann Duffy’s First Five Collections

Brian Croxall, McKinsey Kemeny
Contemporary Literature
Irish and British Studies
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“Not ‘Normal’”: A Distant Approach to Reading Carol Ann Duffy’s First Five Collections

Brian Croxall, McKinsey Kemeny
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Abstract

For Carol Ann Duffy, 1999 was not a normal year. In October, her fifth volume, The World’s Wife ( TWW ), was published to critical and popular acclaim. The collection presents thirty dramatic monologues—a favorite form of Duffy’s—from individuals who are too often silent: women connected to

Contemporary LiteratureVol. 64(4)
Brigham Young University (US)
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 72%
Irish and British Studies
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