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Constructing Identity In Place : Celia Thaxter And The Isles Of Shoals, Deborah B. Derrick
Constructing Identity In Place : Celia Thaxter And The Isles Of Shoals, Deborah B. Derrick
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This study explores rhetorical constructions of place and self in the non-fiction narratives and letters of Celia Laighton Thaxter. Thaxter was a 19th century poet, journalist and writer who grew up on the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. Widely published in her day, Thaxter was one of the foremothers of American nature writing. This study considers the significance of place in relation to Thaxter’s development as an individual and as a writer. The study finds that the Isles o f Shoals provided a foundation for Thaxter’s personal and professional identities. Thaxter’s relationship with the Shoals was …