The Cambridge introduction to Sylvia Plath /  Jo Gill.
Series: Cambridge introductions to literature
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780521867269; 9780521686952
Subjects: Plath, Sylvia -- Criticism and interpretation; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-145) and index.