The Resource The letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume I, 1940-1956, edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil
The letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume I, 1940-1956, edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil
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- Summary
- In The Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume 1, 1940-1956, we discover the art of Plath's correspondence. Most of these materials have never before been published, and are presented here unabridged and without revision--so that she can speak directly in her own words. Refreshingly candid and offering intimate details of her personal life, Plath's letters entertain a wide ranges of addressees, including family, friends, and professional contacts, with inimitable wit and verve. This selection of early correspondence marks the key moments of Plath's adolescence, including her childhood hobbies and high school boyfriends; her successful but turbulent undergraduate years at Smith College; her move to England and Cambridge University; and her meeting and marrying Ted Hughes, including previously unseen post-honeymoon letters that reveal the beginnings of their extraordinary creative partnership. The letters document Plath's literary development and show the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and works of journalism. While her endeavors to publish in a variety of genres received mixed reception, she was never dissuaded. Well-read and curious, Plath simultaneously offers a fascinating commentary on contemporary culture as well as a rare look at her writing ambitions through her correspondence. Peter K. Steinberg, leading Plath scholar, and Karen V. Kukil, editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, 1950-1962, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research that masterfully contextualize what these pages disclose. The letters are adorned by a selection of never-before-published photographs and Plath's own elegant line drawings. This remarkable collection, a work of immense scholarship and care, presents an exclusive look at the interior life of one of the most talented and fascinating poets of the modern age. -- Inside jacket flap
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxxv, 1388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062740434
- Label
- The letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume I, 1940-1956
- Title
- The letters of Sylvia Plath
- Title number
- Volume I, 1940-1956
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil
- Title variation
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- Letters of Sylvia Plath
- Letters of Sylvia Plath
- Subject
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- trueMarriage
- Personal correspondence
- Personal correspondence
- Plath, Sylvia
- Plath, Sylvia -- Correspondence
- Poets, American
- Poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
- trueWomen authors
- trueWomen college students
- trueWomen poets
- Records and correspondence
- 1900-1999
- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In The Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume 1, 1940-1956, we discover the art of Plath's correspondence. Most of these materials have never before been published, and are presented here unabridged and without revision--so that she can speak directly in her own words. Refreshingly candid and offering intimate details of her personal life, Plath's letters entertain a wide ranges of addressees, including family, friends, and professional contacts, with inimitable wit and verve. This selection of early correspondence marks the key moments of Plath's adolescence, including her childhood hobbies and high school boyfriends; her successful but turbulent undergraduate years at Smith College; her move to England and Cambridge University; and her meeting and marrying Ted Hughes, including previously unseen post-honeymoon letters that reveal the beginnings of their extraordinary creative partnership. The letters document Plath's literary development and show the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and works of journalism. While her endeavors to publish in a variety of genres received mixed reception, she was never dissuaded. Well-read and curious, Plath simultaneously offers a fascinating commentary on contemporary culture as well as a rare look at her writing ambitions through her correspondence. Peter K. Steinberg, leading Plath scholar, and Karen V. Kukil, editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, 1950-1962, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research that masterfully contextualize what these pages disclose. The letters are adorned by a selection of never-before-published photographs and Plath's own elegant line drawings. This remarkable collection, a work of immense scholarship and care, presents an exclusive look at the interior life of one of the most talented and fascinating poets of the modern age. -- Inside jacket flap
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10601768
- Cataloging source
- YDX
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- Plath, Sylvia
- Dewey number
- 811.54
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1974-
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- Steinberg, Peter K.
- Kukil, Karen V.
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- True
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- Plath, Sylvia
- Plath, Sylvia
- Authors, American
- Poets, American
- Authors, American
- Poets, American
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- Volume 1: 1940-1956
- Label
- The letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume I, 1940-1956, edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1902675
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxxv, 1388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062740434
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780062740434
- (OCoLC)975113774
- Label
- The letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume I, 1940-1956, edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1902675
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xxxv, 1388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062740434
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780062740434
- (OCoLC)975113774
Subject
- trueMarriage
- Personal correspondence
- Personal correspondence
- Plath, Sylvia
- Plath, Sylvia -- Correspondence
- Poets, American
- Poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
- trueWomen authors
- trueWomen college students
- trueWomen poets
- Records and correspondence
- 1900-1999
- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
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