The Niobe Poems
The Niobe Poems
Kate Daniels
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 1988
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf
Pages: 80
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5hjpzf
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The Niobe Poems
Book Description:

Kate Daniels's central myth is that of Niobe, the mother in Greek mythology whose children were killed by the gods because of her great pride in them. She taps the lasting power of the ancient story in poems about personal loss and political insanity. Though the subjects are frequently grim, the final effect of the book is not, since Daniels's central theme is endurance, the discovery of what we need to survive.

eISBN: 978-0-8229-8006-3
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-vi)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. vii-viii)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.2
  3. THE MYTH OF NIOBE
    THE MYTH OF NIOBE (pp. ix-ix)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.3
  4. HOW THE MYTH WAS HANDED DOWN
    HOW THE MYTH WAS HANDED DOWN (pp. x-xii)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.4
  5. DRAMATIS PERSONAE
    DRAMATIS PERSONAE (pp. xiii-xiii)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.5
  6. NIOBE SPEAKS AS AN ABYSSINIAN WOMAN
    NIOBE SPEAKS AS AN ABYSSINIAN WOMAN (pp. xiv-xiv)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.6
  7. A NIOBE POEM BY DAVID IGNATOW
    A NIOBE POEM BY DAVID IGNATOW (pp. xv-xvi)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.7
  8. Scene 1: The Gods / The Myth / The Accident
    • The Little King
      The Little King (pp. 3-3)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.8
    • The Gods Are Optional
      The Gods Are Optional (pp. 4-4)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.9
    • Afterwards Apollo
      Afterwards Apollo (pp. 5-5)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.10
    • But Artemis
      But Artemis (pp. 6-7)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.11
    • The Death of the Niobids
      The Death of the Niobids (pp. 8-10)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.12
  9. Scene 2: Before the Accident / A Family Romance
    • Tenderness
      Tenderness (pp. 13-13)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.13
    • Jeunes mères
      Jeunes mères (pp. 14-15)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.14
    • Perfect
      Perfect (pp. 16-16)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.15
    • Child Abuse
      Child Abuse (pp. 17-17)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.16
    • Thief
      Thief (pp. 18-19)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.17
    • Ménage à trois
      Ménage à trois (pp. 20-20)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.18
    • Family Life
      Family Life (pp. 21-21)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.19
    • Fragile
      Fragile (pp. 22-22)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.20
    • Amphion and the New Gnostics
      Amphion and the New Gnostics (pp. 23-23)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.21
    • Her Body
      Her Body (pp. 24-24)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.22
    • Bathing
      Bathing (pp. 25-25)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.23
    • Precious
      Precious (pp. 26-28)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.24
  10. Scene 3: After the Accident / The Funeral
    • After Pain Passes
      After Pain Passes (pp. 31-31)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.25
    • The Bedspread
      The Bedspread (pp. 32-32)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.26
    • Final Visit
      Final Visit (pp. 33-33)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.27
    • The Poem
      The Poem (pp. 34-34)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.28
    • “I Was Afraid of Him”
      “I Was Afraid of Him” (pp. 35-36)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.29
    • Lying Down
      Lying Down (pp. 37-38)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.30
    • Still Lying Down
      Still Lying Down (pp. 39-39)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.31
    • Before the Funeral
      Before the Funeral (pp. 40-40)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.32
    • After the Funeral
      After the Funeral (pp. 41-42)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.33
  11. Scene 4: The End of the Story / A New Narration / A New Niobe
    • The First Day of the Rest of Her Life
      The First Day of the Rest of Her Life (pp. 45-45)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.34
    • Niobe of the Painting
      Niobe of the Painting (pp. 46-46)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.35
    • Sorrow Figure
      Sorrow Figure (pp. 47-47)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.36
    • Ethiopia
      Ethiopia (pp. 48-48)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.37
    • Bus Ride
      Bus Ride (pp. 49-49)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.38
    • War Photograph
      War Photograph (pp. 50-50)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.39
    • The Fire Mystery
      The Fire Mystery (pp. 51-52)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.40
    • Ars Poetica
      Ars Poetica (pp. 53-54)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.41
    • The New Niobe
      The New Niobe (pp. 55-56)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.42
    • Epilogue
      Epilogue (pp. 57-58)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.43
  12. Notes
    Notes (pp. 59-60)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.44
  13. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 61-63)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5hjpzf.45