Description: The Journals of Sylvia Plath by Ted Hughes (Paperback) Vintage Book (1998). Condition is Like New. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. About this productProduct InformationSylvia Plath began keeping a diary as a child. By the time she was at Smith College, when this book begins, she had settled into a nearly daily routine with her journal, which was also a sourcebook for her writing. Plath once called her journal her "Sargasso", her repository of imagination, "a litany of dreams, directives and imperatives", and in fact these pages contain the germs of most of her work. Plath's ambitions as a writer were urgent and ultimately all-consuming, requiring of her a heat, a fantastic chaos, even a violence that burned straight through her. The intensity of this struggle is rendered in her journal with an unsparing clarity, revealing both the frequent desperation of her situation and the bravery with which she faced down her demons. Written in electrifying prose, the journals provide unique insight, and are essential reading for all those who have been moved and fascinated by Plath's life and work.An abridged version of the Journals was first published in 1982, edited by Plath's husband, Ted Hughes. Now, for the first time, we have the complete journals, with all the material that had been suppressed by Hughes and by Plath's mother, Aurelia Plath, restored. What emerges is a more complete picture of the troubled poet, and especially a clearer view of the resentments she felt toward her husband and her mother. In addition, the inclusion of descriptions of her father -- a major presence in the Ariel poems -- and her parents' marriage, and of many sketches and ideas for stories and poems provide the reader with insight into the connections between Plath's life and her work. Product IdentifiersPublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-100385493916ISBN-139780385493918eBay Product ID (ePID)219653 Product Key FeaturesFormatPaperbackPublication Year1998AuthorSylvia PlathLanguageEnglish DimensionsWeight10.1 OzWidth5.2in.Height0.8in.Length8in. Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition21Foreword byTed HughesDewey Decimal818/.5403 BNumber of Pages384 PagesEdition DescriptionAbridgedLc Classification NumberPs3566.L27z469 1998Publication Date1998-05-11Lccn98-015790Edited byFrances Mccullough ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Book is in Like New condition as you can see in the photo's, it has normal wear and tear also "Lisa 12/27/1999 name writing in book. but besides that the book look Brand New...
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Subjects: Biographies & True Stories
Subject: Books on Collecting
Type: Biography
Special Attributes: Vintage Paperback
Country: USA
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Title: The Journals of Sylvia Plath
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Era: 1990s
Age Level: Adults, Young Adults
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Book Title: Journals of Sylvia Plath
Item Length: 7.9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.2in
Author: Sylvia Plath
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Diaries & Journals, Personal Memoirs, Poetry, Literary
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 11.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
