The Cambridge Companion to Sylvia Plath (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

The controversies that surround Sylvia Plath's life and work mean that her poems are more read and studied now than ever before. This Companion provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of Sylvia Plath's poetry, prose, letters and journals and of their place in twentieth-century culture. These essays by leading international scholars represent a spectrum of critical perspectives. They pay particular attention to key debates and to well-known texts such as Ariel and the The Bell Jar, while offering thought-provoking readings to new as well as more experienced Plath readers. The Companion also discusses three additions to the field: Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters, Plath's complete Journals and the 'Restored' edition of Ariel. With its invaluable guide to further reading and chronology of Plath's life and work, this Companion will help students and scholars understand and enjoy Plath's work and its continuing relevance. The controversies that surround Sylvia Plath's life and work imply that her poems are more read and studied now than ever before. This Companion provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the place in twentieth-century culture of Sylvia Plath's poetry, prose, letters and journals. The newly commissioned essays by leading international scholars represent a spectrum of critical perspectives. They pay particular attention to key debates and to well-known texts such as The Bell Jar, while offering original and thought-provoking readings to new as well as more seasoned Plath readers. --Publisher The controversies that surround Sylvia Plath's life and work mean that her poems are more read and studied now than ever before. This comprehensive and authoritative overview of Plath's work pays particular attention to key debates and to well-known texts such as Ariel and The Bell Jar, while offering original and thought-provoking readings to new as well as more experienced Plath readers. With its invaluable guide to further reading and chronology of Plath's life and work, this Companion will help students and scholars understand and enjoy Plath's work and its continuing relevance. The controversies that surround Sylvia Plath's life and work mean that her poems are more read and studied now than ever before. With its invaluable guide to further reading and chronology of Plath's career, this Companion will help students and scholars understand and enjoy Plath's work and its continuing relevance. This work provides a comprehensive overview to Sylvia Plath's prose, poetry, letters and journals and their place in twentieth-century culture, with newly commissioned essays by leading scholars. It pays particular attention to key debates and well-known texts and includes Ted Hughes's 'Birthday Letters' Because the poems and novel that have made Plath's name came to almost all her readers as posthumous events, her work has inevitably been read through the irrevocable, ineradicable and finally enigmatic fact of Plath's suicide.

an Authoritative Guide To Plath's Work, Her Importance To Contemporary Literature And Culture, And The Controversies That Surround Her.