Sylvia Plath: An Introduction to the Poetry

Book Description
In this lively and accessible introduction to Sylvia Plath's writing, 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 three new chapters and ends with a reading of Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters.


About the Author
Susan Bassnett is a Professor of Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick.



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"In this 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 perspective on the writer provides a welcome alternative to the many studies which attempt endlessly to psychoanalyse Plath posthumously." Now thoroughly revised and expanded in the light of recent research, the second edition of this essential text contains new chapters and more close readings 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.


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