{"product_id":"seeing-in-the-dark-pauline-butling-9780889202719","title":"Seeing in the Dark: The Poetry of Phyllis Webb","description":"\u003cp\u003e Poet Phyllis Webb initiated new ways of seeing into the cultural \"dark\" of Western thought. By blurring the axis between \"light\" and \"dark,\" she redefined in positive terms women's subjectivity and sexuality, which are traditionally assigned \"dark\" negative values. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeeing in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e includes perceptive discussions on a number of Webb's collections, specifically \u003ci\u003eNaked Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilson's Bowl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWater and Light\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHanging Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. Butling shows how Webb uses strategies of subversion, reversal and re-vision of prevailing traditions and tropes to facilitate \"seeing in the dark.\" She also provides a fascinating analysis of Webb criticism -- tracing it over the past thirty years and revealing a shift in critical paradigms. A chapter on biography includes intriguing archival material. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Pauline Butling offers important new ways of reading one of Canada's finest poets. \u003ci\u003eSeeing in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is essential introductory material for the general reader and provides provocative penetrating analysis for literary scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pauline Butling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889202710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889202719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Pauline Butling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227550216447,"sku":"9780889202719","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c53281e-5748-46de-8320-1556ee3cc670.jpg?v=1692809302","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeing-in-the-dark-pauline-butling-9780889202719","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}