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Sylvia Plath : An Introduction to the Poetry by Susan Bassnett (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-100333771265
ISBN-139780333771266
eBay Product ID (ePID)30509483
Product Key Features
Number of Pages184 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSylvia Plath : an Introduction to the Poetry
Publication Year2004
SubjectModern / 20th Century, Poetry
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorSusan Bassnett
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight8.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2004-051263
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 Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentEditors' Preface Writing and the Family Writing out Love God, Nature and Writing The Struggle to Survive Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisSylvia 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 NumberPN1-PN6790
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