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The controversies that surround Sylvia Plath's life and work mean that her poems are more read and studied now than ever before. This Companion provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of Sylvia Plath's poetry, prose, letters and journals and of their place in twentieth-century culture. These essays by leading international scholars represent a spectrum of critical perspectives. They pay particular attention to key debates and to well-known texts such as Ariel and the The Bell Jar, while offering thought-provoking readings to new as well as more experienced Plath readers. The Companion also discusses three additions to the field: Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters, Plath's complete Journals and the 'Restored' edition of Ariel. With its invaluable guide to further reading and chronology of Plath's life and work, this Companion will help students and scholars understand and enjoy Plath's work and its continuing relevance.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #296454 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

About the Author
Jo Gill is Lecturer in American Literature at Bath Spa University College.

Customer Reviews

An intelligent and important new study
This new edited collection of essays on the work of Sylvia Plath offers a fresh insight into this seemingly endlessly discussed author. Gill has commissioned essays from the leading scholars of Plath studies who offer new, original readings of Plath's most famous poems and prose as well as some more neglected texts. There is particular attention paid to the critical debates and controversies that accompany Plath studies. The 'Cambridge Companion to Sylvia Plath' will be essential reading for new, and more experienced students and scholars of Plath.