Sylvia Plath: The Poetry of Initiation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807840863)

The author shows how Plath's remarkable lyric dramas define a private ritual process. The book deals with the emotional material from which Plath's poetry arises and the specific ritual transformations she dramatizes. It covers all phases of Plath's poetry, closely following the development of image and idea from the apprentice work through the last lyrics of Ariel. The critical method stays close to the language of the poems and defines Plath's struggle toward maturity.

Originally published in 1979.

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Author: Jon Rosenblatt
ISBN-10: 0807840866
ISBN-13: 9780807840863
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1982
Pages: 195
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d