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Sylvia Plath (Poet to Poet)

Sylvia Plath (Poet to Poet)

by Ted Hughes (Introduction), Sylvia Plath (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

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Synopsis

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets in our literature. Sylvia Plath (1932-63) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fullbright scholarship, where she met and later married Ted Hughes.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 80
 Edition: Main - Poet to Poet
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 22 Jan 2004
ISBN 10: 0571222978
ISBN 13: 9780571222971
Book Overview: In Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes selects some of the most important and compelling poems from Sylvia Plath's collections Ariel, The Colossus, Crossing the Water and Winter Trees.

Author Bio
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fulbright scholarship, where she met and later married Ted Hughes. She published one collection of poems in her lifetime, The Colossus (1960), and a novel, The Bell Jar (1963); Ariel was published posthumously in 1965. Her Collected Poems, which contains her poetry written from 1956 until her death, was published in 1981 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.