{"product_id":"sylvia-plath-susan-bassnett-9780333771266","title":"Sylvia Plath: Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSylvia Plath is one of the best-known and most widely-studied writers of the twentieth century. Since her death in 1963, critics have presented different images of Plath: the 'suicidal' poet, the frustrated wife and mother, the feminist precursor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this lively and approachable introduction to the author's poetry, Susan Bassnett offers a balanced view of Plath as one of the finest contemporary poets, and shows the diversity of her work. Bassnett's refreshing perspective on the writer provides a welcome alternative to the many studies which attempt endlessly to psychoanalyse Plath posthumously. Bassnett argues that there can never be any definitive version of the Plath story, but, from close readings of her texts, readers can discover the excitement of her diverse work. Plath is not viewed as an author driven by a death wish, nor does the book focus on her suicide - instead, she is considered in the cultural context in which she wrote, and viewed as a complex writer.\u003cbr\u003eNow thoroughly revised and expanded in the light of recent research, the second edition of this essential text contains new chapters and more close reading of the poetry. It concludes with an analysis of Ted Hughes' \u003ci\u003eBirthday Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of poems which he wrote about his wife after her death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Bassnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0333771265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780333771266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1820","brand":"Susan Bassnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47610987315455,"sku":"9780333771266","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7b88464-d509-4c2b-bc8d-ee6b74a36e24.jpg?v=1764510972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sylvia-plath-susan-bassnett-9780333771266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}