Sylvia Plath, 9780198841470
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Explore Plath’s life, work, and enduring legacy in modern poetry.

Sylvia Plath

a very short introduction

$27.58

  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    4 September 2024

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Summary

Sylvia Plath: A Deep Dive into Life and Literature

Sylvia Plath remains one of the most influential and iconic American writers of the twentieth century, captivating both academic and general audiences. Her tragically short life, ending at age 30, left behind a powerful body of work that reshaped modern poetry and bolstered second-wave feminism.

Plath’s poetry and fiction have resonated deeply with generations of women readers, who find a potent reflection of their own emoti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780198841470
ISBN-10:0198841477
Series:Very Short Introductions
Author:Prof Heather Clark, Heather Clark
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:4 September 2024
Weight:114g
Dimensions:174mm x 110mm x 7mm
About The Author

Prof Heather Clark

Heather Clark is Professor of Poetry at the University of Huddersfield and the author of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, winner of the Slightly Foxed Prize for Best First Biography and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the LA Times Book Prize; The Grief of Influence: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association; and The Ulster Renaissance:Poetry in Belfast, 1962-1972, which won the Robert Rhodes Prize for Books on Literature and the Donald Murphy Prize for Best First Book from the American Conference for Irish Studies.

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