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Michael Field

Books by Michael Field

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July

Poetry Drama
Drama Literature Art Gender Identity Poetry Victorian era Feminist Pseudonym Theater Collaboration Literary History Women Writers Verse drama Literary partnership

“July” is a verse drama written by Michael Field, the pseudonym for Katharine Harris Bradley and Edith Emma Cooper. The play, set in the Victorian era, explores themes of love, loss, and the complexities of human relationships. It is a poignant and t...

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September

Poetry Mythology Drama
Mythology Art Poetry Victorian era Classical literature Shakespeare Pseudonym Collaboration Literary History Greek Mythology Verse drama Feminist writing

“September” is a collection of poems and verse dramas written by Michael Field, the shared pseudonym of Katharine Harris Bradley and Edith Emma Cooper. Their work, often inspired by Greek mythology and classical literature, explores themes of love,...

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Underneath the Bough: A Book of Verses

Poetry Non-Fiction Biography
Love Homosexuality Victorian Culture Society Gender Identity Relationships Poetry Fin de siècle Aesthetic Lesbian

'Underneath the Bough' is a collection of poems by Michael Field, a pseudonym for the couple Katharine Harris Bradley and Edith Emma Cooper. Their work is a captivating exploration of love, relationships, and identity, particularly through a lens of...

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Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Poetry Mythology
Love Beauty Nature Loss Verse Poem Triumph Classical Mythology Bacchus Ariadne

This Fortnightly Poem is taken from *Underneath the Bough: A Book of Verses* by Michael Field, a pseudonym for the English poets Katharine Harris Bradley and Edith Emma Cooper. The poem retells the classical myth of Bacchus and Ariadne, in which the...

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Visiting Stars

Poetry Romance Drama
Friendship Passion Poetry Pets Oneness Pseudonym Dog Love poems Verse drama Literary partnership Inseparable Pet names Whym Chow

Visiting Stars is a collection of poetry and verse drama written under the pseudonym Michael Field. The authors, Katharine Harris Bradley and Edith Emma Cooper, used this pseudonym to express their deep bond and artistic collaboration. Their poems of...