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Loading... Sylvia Plath (Faber 80th Anniversary Edition) (original 1985; edition 2009)by Sylvia Plath (Author), Ted Hughes (Editor)
Work InformationSylvia Plath: Poems Selected by Ted Hughes by Sylvia Plath (1985)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. As much as I want to like the poetry of Plath I just don't - I don't really see it as being a particularly good example of the craft, and believe much of the reverence of her writing is more to do with a fascination with her doomed life than her poetry. That said, the book itself is well organised and lovely to read - a triumph of form over function. no reviews | add a review
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The response of one writer to the work of another can be doubly illuminating. In this series, a poet selects and introduces another poet whom they have particularly admired. Ted Hughes's classic selection of Sylvia Plath's poetry provides the perfect introduction to a major body of work in twentieth-century poetry. Hughes draws upon the collections Ariel, The Colossus, Crossing the Water and Winter Trees, and from Sylvia Plath's Pulitzer Prize-winning Collected Poems. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)811.54Literature English (North America) American poetry 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Critical reading unlocked some enjoyment from Ariel and Daddy for me (although I still think the latter is a bit cheap). Beyond those... I think that's about it. ( )