Sylvia Plath by Linda Wagner-Martin

Sylvia Plath by Linda Wagner-Martin

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Summary

The emphasis in this study is the way Sylvia Plath made herself into a writer. She studies elements of Plath's work with dedication to discussions of style and effect. Close attention to Plath's reading and her apprenticeship writing provides information helpful to understanding her late work.

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Sylvia Plath by Linda Wagner-Martin

The emphasis in this study is the way Sylvia Plath made herself into a writer. She studies elements of Plath's work with dedication to discussions of style and effect. Close attention to Plath's reading and her apprenticeship writing in both fiction and poetry provides information helpful to understanding the late work of the 1960s. The book concludes with a section assessing Sylvia Plath's current standing.

Linda Wagner-Martin is Hanes Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the President of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation and Society and has authored and edited numerous books.
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ISBN 13 9780333631157
ISBN 10 0333631153
Title Sylvia Plath
Author Linda Wagner-Martin
Series Macmillan Literary Lives
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 1999-05-25
Number of pages 184
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