From 'Girl-Gladness' to 'Honied Madness': pleasure and the girl in the poetry of Zora Cross

Authors

  • Ann Vickery Macquarie University

Keywords:

Zora Cross, New Woman, women's poetry

Abstract

This paper traces the popularity of Zora Cross's Songs of Love and Life and its mixed critical reception in light of social investments surrounding the figure of the 'girl'.

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Published

2013-01-27

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2000: Australian Literary Studies in the 21st Century

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From ’Girl-Gladness’ to ’Honied Madness’: pleasure and the girl in the poetry of Zora Cross. (2013). Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, 219-226. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/article/view/9611