The English Lyric

This argumentative essay focuses on the use of trees and wood in two of Glück's poems: "Afterword" and "Parable of the Dove". The mentioning of trees as well as sacrifice and suffering refers to the biblical story of Christ dying on the Cross. By means of recalling the Crucifix, Glück complicates the issue of voice and embodied voices in lyric poetry. There is a conflict between the speaker and the language of the poem based on their interaction with the wooden crucifix, leading to the ac...

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