critically examine the condition of women critiqued by stilli rise by virginal woolf.
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Explanation:
Still I Rise” is one of Maya Angelou’s most celebrated poems. Originally published in 1978 in Angelou’s third volume of verse, And Still I Rise, it shares its title with a play she wrote in 1976 and was written during a highly prolific time in the author’s career. By the time "Still I Rise" was published, Angelou had already achieved recognition for three autobiographies in addition to her previous two volumes of poetry. Angelou considered this poem a personal favorite and recited it frequently at public readings. She once stated in an interview that she often turned to this poem to empower her during difficult times.
Like Angelou’s autobiographical novels and plays, the poem embraces themes that embody both the African-American experience and feminism: racism, oppression, defiance, and hope. Angelou summons the pain and suffering of her African ancestors and proclaims her determination to cast off the chains of slavery not just as a black person, but specifically as a black woman in America.