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Sylvia Plath: A Critical Guide
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Sylvia Plath: A Critical Guide
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Sylvia Plath
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 199,Width 127 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - poetry and poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571192359
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| Classifications | Dewey:811.54 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | General | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
20 August 2001 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This is a study of Sylvia Plath's work. Taking a roughly chronological structure, the author traces the unique nature of Plath's poetic gift, finding an essential unity in her inspiration. He outlines the evolution of recurring themes and demonstrates her development from the formal restraint of "The Colossus" to the ground-breaking techniques of "Ariel".
Author Biography
Sylvia Plath (1932-63) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fulbright scholarship, where she met and later married Ted Hughes. She published one collection of poems in her lifetime, The Colossus (1960), and a novel, The Bell Jar (1963). Her Collected Poems, which contains her poetry written from 1956 until her death, was published in 1981 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
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