Collected Poems
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
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From the depths of personal anguish and luminous wonder, Sylvia Plath's Collected Poems stands as one of the most powerful and enduring bodies of verse produced in the twentieth century, gathering the full arc of her poetic genius — from early juvenilia to the searing, confessional masterworks that defined her legacy. Edited and introduced by her former husband, the poet Ted Hughes, this definitive volume chronicles the complete published poetry of Plath's tragically brief life, including the iconic collections The Colossus and Ariel, alongside previously unpublished works that illuminate the restless intelligence behind her craft. With unflinching precision and startling imagery, Plath confronts mortality, identity, womanhood, and rebirth — transforming private suffering into verse of near-mythological intensity. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry posthumously in 1982, Collected Poems cemented Plath's place in the literary canon as a pioneer of confessional poetry, a movement that shattered the genteel conventions of mid-century American verse. Hughes's editorial hand, though not without controversy, presents a comprehensive portrait of a poet who wielded language like a scalpel, dissecting the domestic and the psychological with equal ferocity. For readers who have never encountered Plath, this volume is an essential initiation; for those already acquainted with her work, it uncovers layers of meaning that only deepen with each return.
Author: Sylvia Plath
Format: Paperback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the depths of personal anguish and luminous wonder, Sylvia Plath's Collected Poems stands as one of the most powerful and enduring bodies of verse produced in the twentieth century, gathering the full arc of her poetic genius — from early juvenilia to the searing, confessional masterworks that defined her legacy. Edited and introduced by her former husband, the poet Ted Hughes, this definitive volume chronicles the complete published poetry of Plath's tragically brief life, including the iconic collections The Colossus and Ariel, alongside previously unpublished works that illuminate the restless intelligence behind her craft. With unflinching precision and startling imagery, Plath confronts mortality, identity, womanhood, and rebirth — transforming private suffering into verse of near-mythological intensity. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry posthumously in 1982, Collected Poems cemented Plath's place in the literary canon as a pioneer of confessional poetry, a movement that shattered the genteel conventions of mid-century American verse. Hughes's editorial hand, though not without controversy, presents a comprehensive portrait of a poet who wielded language like a scalpel, dissecting the domestic and the psychological with equal ferocity. For readers who have never encountered Plath, this volume is an essential initiation; for those already acquainted with her work, it uncovers layers of meaning that only deepen with each return.