Duplessis, Rachel Blau

DuPlessis is a contemporary poet and feminist scholar, whose primary research interest have been modern and postmodern American writing. She has been an Oppen family friend for more than twenty years.

From the description of George Oppen letters, 1930-1982. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 28684021

Biography

An Oppen family friend for more than twenty years, Rachel Blau DuPlessis is Professor of English at Temple University. She is also both a poet and literary critic. Among her publications are WRITING BEYOND THE ENDING: NARRATIVE STRATEGIES OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY WOMEN'S WRITING (1985) and H.D.: THE CAREER OF THAT STRUGGLE (1986).

In 1980, George and Mary Oppen gave DuPlessis permission to collect, select and edit George's letters. The collected letters were culled from holdings at numerous institutions and in private hands, including libraries at UC San Diego, Yale, Harvard, AND SUNY-Buffalo.

From the guide to the George Oppen Letters (Ed. Rachel Blau DuPlessis), 1930-1982, (University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.)