Sylvia Plath: Second Edition by Bassnett, Susan

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“Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ...
Binding
Paperback
Book Title
Sylvia Plath
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
9780333771266
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-10
0333771265
ISBN-13
9780333771266
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30509483

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
184 Pages
Publication Name
Sylvia Plath : an Introduction to the Poetry
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Subject
Modern / 20th Century, Poetry
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Author
Susan. Bassnett
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
8.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-051263
Reviews
'Still the best short critical book on Plath. The updating is timely and the chapter on Birthday Letters welcome. Excellent balance of detailed comment and contextual material.' - Professor Rick Rylance, University of Exeter, UK
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
Editors' Preface Writing and the Family Writing out Love God, Nature and Writing The Struggle to Survive Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.
Synopsis
Sylvia Plath is one of the best-known and most widely-studied writers of the twentieth century. Since her death in 1963, critics have presented different images of Plath: the 'suicidal' poet, the frustrated wife and mother, the feminist precursor. In this lively and approachable introduction to the author's poetry, Susan Bassnett offers a balanced view of Plath as one of the finest contemporary poets, and shows the diversity of her work. Bassnett's refreshing perspective on the writer provides a welcome alternative to the many studies which attempt endlessly to psychoanalyse Plath posthumously. Bassnett argues that there can never be any definitive version of the Plath story, but, from close readings of her texts, readers can discover the excitement of her diverse work. Plath is not viewed as an author driven by a death wish, nor does the book focus on her suicide - instead, she is considered in the cultural context in which she wrote, and viewed as a complex writer. Now thoroughly revised and expanded in the light of recent research, the second edition of this essential text contains new chapters and more close reading of the poetry. It concludes with an analysis of Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters , a collection of poems which he wrote about his wife after her death., In this lively and accessible introduction to Sylvia Plath's writing, Susan Bassnett offers a balanced view of one of the finest modern poets. Bassnett argues that there can never be any definitive version of the Plath story, but from close reading of the texts she left behind, readers can discover the excitement of her diverse work. The second edition includes new chapters and ends with a reading of Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters., In this lively and accessible introduction to Sylvia Plath's writing, Susan Bassnett offers a balanced view of one of the finest modern poets. Bassnett argues that there can never be any definitive version of the Plath story, but from close reading of the texts she left behind, readers can discover the excitement of her diverse work. The second edition includes new chapters and ends with a reading of Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters .
LC Classification Number
PN1-PN6790

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