Survival through Self-Criticism in Selected Poems by John Berryman | ||
| Anbar University Journal of Languages & Literature | ||
| Article 19, Volume 13, Issue 2, September 2021, Pages 379-404 PDF (1.08 M) | ||
| DOI: 10.37654/aujll.2021.171113 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Prof.Hana Khalief Ghani; Hussein Kadhum Ghallab | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper aims at exploring the theme of self-criticism in selected poems by the American poet, John Berryman. In both "Homage to Mistress Bradstreet" and "Dream Song", Berryman uses Bradstreet and Henry as a personae to construct an image of himself and his society in modern times. The purpose of Berryman's self-criticism is to expose what is wrong in himself, his faults and mistakes. What unifies these two characters and their creator is that all of them suffer a deep sense of alienation in the social and political environments they lived in. The feelings of frustration, anger, disappointment are not being properly appreciated, and the desire for change are typical of persons expressing self-criticism and using it as a tool to overcome the traumas of the past. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Berryman; Bradstreet; Henry; self-criticism; Survival | ||
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