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Sylvia Plath is widely recognized as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century Anglo-American literature and culture. Her work has constantly remained in print in the UK and US (and in numerous translated editions) since the appearance of her first collection in 1960. Plath s own writing has been supplemented over the decades by a wealth of critical and biographical material. The Cambridge Introduction to Sylvia Plath provides an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the poetry prose and autobiographical writings of Sylvia Plath. It offers a critical overview of key readings debates and issues from almost fifty years of Plath scholarship draws attention to the historical literary national and gender contexts which frame her writing and presents informed and attentive readings of her own work. This accessibly written book will be of great use to students beginning their explorations of this important writer.
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780521867269
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780521686952
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Sylvia Plath is widely recognized as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century Anglo-American literature and culture. Her work has constantly remained in print in the UK and US (and in numerous translated editions) since the appearance of her first collection in 1960. Plath s own writing has been supplemented over the decades by a wealth of critical and biographical material. The Cambridge Introduction to Sylvia Plath provides an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the poetry prose and autobiographical writings of Sylvia Plath. It offers a critical overview of key readings debates and issues from almost fifty years of Plath scholarship draws attention to the historical literary national and gender contexts which frame her writing and presents informed and attentive readings of her own work. This accessibly written book will be of great use to students beginning their explorations of this important writer.
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What is The Cambridge Introduction to Sylvia Plath about?
Sylvia Plath is widely recognized as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century Anglo-American literature and culture. Her work has constantly remained in print in the UK and US (and in numerous translated editions) since the appearance of her first collection in 1960. Plath s own writing has been supplemented over the decades by a wealth of critical and biographical material. The Cambridge Introduction to Sylvia Plath provides an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the poetry prose and autobiographical writings of Sylvia Plath. It offers a critical overview of key readings debates and issues from almost fifty years of Plath scholarship draws attention to the historical literary national and gender contexts which frame her writing and presents informed and attentive readings of her own work. This accessibly written book will be of great use to students beginning their explorations of this important writer.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Cambridge Introduction to Sylvia Plath?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism > Literary studies: poetry and poets
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Cambridge Introduction to Sylvia Plath?
Jo Gill
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Cambridge Introduction to Sylvia Plath is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780521867269) and paperback(ISBN 9780521686952)