Adrienne Rich: Life and Works (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What years span Adrienne Rich's life?
What years span Adrienne Rich's life?
1929-2012
Which poets was Rich described as a 'polite copyist' of in her early work?
Which poets was Rich described as a 'polite copyist' of in her early work?
Yeats and Auden
Where did Adrienne Rich's father work as a pathologist and professor?
Where did Adrienne Rich's father work as a pathologist and professor?
Johns Hopkins University
Which university did Adrienne Rich attend?
Which university did Adrienne Rich attend?
Radcliffe University
Which award did Rich win for 'A Change of World' in 1951?
Which award did Rich win for 'A Change of World' in 1951?
Yale Younger Poets Award
Which collection won Rich the National Book Award in 1973?
Which collection won Rich the National Book Award in 1973?
Diving into the Wreck
Who did Rich accept her National Book Award with 'on behalf of all women'?
Who did Rich accept her National Book Award with 'on behalf of all women'?
Audre Lorde and Alice Walker
Who did Rich begin a long-term relationship with in 1976?
Who did Rich begin a long-term relationship with in 1976?
Michelle Cliff
Which president's National Medal of Arts did Rich refuse in 1997?
Which president's National Medal of Arts did Rich refuse in 1997?
President Clinton
Which essay became foundational to feminist literary theory?
Which essay became foundational to feminist literary theory?
'When We Dead Awaken: Writing as Re-Vision'
What heritage did Rich explore in her later works that she'd been forced to hide earlier?
What heritage did Rich explore in her later works that she'd been forced to hide earlier?
Jewish heritage
When did Rich's revolutionary shift from formal to free verse occur?
When did Rich's revolutionary shift from formal to free verse occur?
Late 1960s and 1970s
What concept in 'Diving into the Wreck' shows Rich transcending gender boundaries?
What concept in 'Diving into the Wreck' shows Rich transcending gender boundaries?
Androgyny