Author : David John Wood
Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis A Critical Study of the Birth Imagery of Sylvia Plath, American Poet, 1932-1963 by : David John Wood
Download or read book A Critical Study of the Birth Imagery of Sylvia Plath, American Poet, 1932-1963 written by David John Wood and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By investigating Plath's maternal experience between 1959 and 1963, its transformation into unique poetic imagery has been elicited through a detailed exegesis of her verse and novel. This is an examination of how maternity helped Plath originate a new faith, style and direction in her writing. Full use is made of the dating of The Collected Poems to rectify previous confusion and omissions, and the vital interaction between her life and art is considered in the light of the available biographic materials, despite their limitations. This work does not, however, limit her work to a single perspective, but synthesizes the soundest elements of diverse critical reaction, at the same time exposing fashionable misconceptions that still distort her art.