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What was the name of Barnes' illustrated volume of poetry?

  • The Book of Repulsive Women

  • A Book

  • Ryder

  • Ladies Almanack

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The Book of Repulsive Women was an illustrated volume of poetry by Djuna Barnes. Published in 1915, it was Barnes' first major work and is considered a significant contribution to early modernist literature. The book consists of a series of poems that explore themes of female beauty, ugliness, and desire. Barnes' illustrations, which are often grotesque and disturbing, complement the poems and add to the book's overall sense of unease.
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