Sylvia Plath: The Wound and the Cure of Words
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Book Overview
This is a "biography of the imagination," an inner narrative of Sylvia Plath's life and work. Combining psychoanalytical, feminist, and intertextual methods, Steven Gould Axelrod traces what Roland Barthes has called "the body's journey through language." After an introductory look at the roles played by language and silence in Plath's verbal universe, Axelrod explores the ways in which the poet's father--and father figures, including male literary...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:080184374X
ISBN13:9780801843747
Release Date:March 1992
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.6"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This book is a terrific combination of Axelrod's interpretations and Plath's life. It does not rest only upon facts, but instead it does a beautiful job of twisting together her life, her writing and her psychological condition. If you love Plath and her writing, this is the book for you. It is intelligent and written for people who not only want to know more about the life of a very troubled and talented woman, but those who also love her poetry.
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