In this series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express, the selectors offer intriguing insight into their own work.
Selected Poems of Sylvia Plath
and over 1.5 million other books are available for Amazon Kindle . Learn more
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Special Offer until June 30, 2013: Receive an additional £5 promotional Gift Certificate, when you trade-in at least £10 worth of books. Learn more. |
Book Description
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Authors
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Product Description
About the Author
Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber and Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid (1997) and Birthday Letters (1998). He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit.
Sylvia Plath (1932–63) 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). 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.
Sylvia Plath (1932–63) 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). 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.
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
37 of 41 people found the following review helpful
By Darren Rugg
Format:Paperback
I am a huge fan of Sylvia Plath's poetry and, for me, this selection is where it all began back when I was a student. All the great poems are included here, such as 'Daddy', 'Ariel' and 'Tulips', printed in chronologic order. What I love most about Plath's poetry is the theme of identity; trying to understand herself and the times at which she doesn't is the cause for such isolation and vulnerablity. Clearly, there are some extremely depressing aspects to her work - the hospital visits, the suicide attempts and death in general, yet for me these just add more depth and profundity to her work. What many people all too easily forget I think, is that there is also much that is uplifting here too. Poems of motherhood and the joy that insires in the poet are evident in 'You're' and 'Morning Song'. I would almost be criminal not to read this selection alongside her fabulous novel 'The Bell Jar' just to see how deeply personal both her prose and verse truely are, all relating to events in Plath's difficult life. Personal favourites would have to be 'Ariel' and 'Cut' - the later makes you feel weak by the end of it! Yet, over all the rest, the final two poems of the selection, which were indeed her final poems, written days before she took her own life, 'Words' and 'Edge' are pure perfection. Indeed, the sense that Plath knew what she was about to do, even when writing these poems, is made clear; "The woman is perfected./Her dead//Body wears the smile of accomplishment". Plath is a fanatatic writer and this is a fantastic selection. My only criticism of this selection is it misses out some wonderful poems, such as 'Lady Lazarus', but still is utimately awe-inspiring.
By Dee
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is exactly what I needed for my AS English Literature course! It had all the poems I needed for my exam.
Format:Paperback
I have been looking for a book that contained some amazing poems and then I got Ariel by Sylvia Plath. Of course I heard more poems, Wuthering Heights in particular and this book had them all. It is a delightful addition to any poetry mad person's collection out there, especially if you have the taste for thought provoking rhyme and an imagination for beautiful scripted imagery. I much recommend after reading this book that if you have not already get Ariel and most certainly read some of her prose. Plath is a delightful writer with a refined poetical talent that hasn't been seen for a while.
Format:Paperback
This is a lovely selection of poems by Sylvia Plath and has encouraged me to read more of her work. The recent BBC4 poetry programme on her Wuthering Heights woke me to the wonderful poetry of Sylvia Plath.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By S L Koh
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Wonderful poems by Plath which helps the reader understand more about her life and ways of wrinting as a poet. A inspiration selection with indepth meaning and understanding can be found in her selected poems.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was for my daughters course and I was delighted that the book arrived in time and was competitively priced.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By xradancerx
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I ordered this book after reading an article about Plath. I thought her 'poetry' was a load of twaddle.....not my kind of thing at all.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see the review
5.0 out of 5 stars
Was this review helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
