Louise Bogan (1897-1970)

A selective list of online literary criticism for poet Louise Bogan, favoring signed scholarly articles and books, peer-reviewed sources, sources supervised by (named) editors, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites.


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General Articles

Sweet, Nanora. "'Under the subtle wreath': Louise Bogan, Felicia Hemans, and Petrarchan Poetics," in Romanticism on the Net no 29, 2003

An introduction to Louise Bogan with excerpts of reputable critical discussions of some poems, with sections on Bogan's Life and Career; On "Medusa"; Medusa in Myth and Literary History; On "Women"; On "Cassandra"; Cassandra in the Classical World; On "The Dragonfly." From the Modern American Poetry Site (Univ. of Illinois)

An extended, introductory article on Louise Bogan's career, includes list of her works and a secondary reading list, from the Poetry Foundation

An introduction and teaching guide for Louise Bogan, from The Heath Anthology

An introduction to five American women poets, including Louise Bogan, from Random House

A brief introduction to Louise Bogan from the Academy of American Poets

An appreciation of the yet-living William Butler Yeats written in 1938, by poet Louise Bogan in The Atlantic Monthly (removed)


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