Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the writers who defined the course of twentieth-century poetry.
Throughout, Plath's voice is completely, uniquely her own..
Experiences recorded include first books and other publications; teaching; committing to writing full-time; travels; making professional acquaintances; settling in England; starting a family; and buying a house.
This later correspondence witnesses Plath and Hughes becoming major, influential contemporary writers, as it happened.
Alongside a selection of photographs and Plath's own drawings, they masterfully contextualise what the pages disclose.
Kukil, editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research.
Steinberg and Karen V.
Leading Plath scholars Peter K.
The Letters document Plath's extraordinary literary development: the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and journalism.
Most has never before been published, and it is here presented unabridged, without revision, so that she speaks directly in her own words.
In the Letters, we discover the art of Plath's correspondence.
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the writers who defined the course of twentieth-century poetry
