
SEXTON
SELECTED CRITICISM
Diana Hume George(Editor)
University of Illinois Press
Published on 1. September 1988
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-252-01552-6 (ISBN)
Description
Anne Sexton (1928-74) was among the most daring of New England's confessional poets. Long after her death, the "confessional" label has prevented readers and critics from appreciating the full range of Sexton's poetic achievement. Sexton: Selected Criticism cracks open the critical bell jar surrounding Sexton to reveal a lively, ongoing conversation among scholars about the enduring popularity and significance of this Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet. Offering original and provocative ways to read her work, sixteen leading authorities on Sexton approach her writing from feminist, psychoanalytic, and biographical perspectives.
Reviews / Votes
"Essential to any Sexton scholar wishing to take the pulse of Sexton criticism in late 1980s since it deviates from earlier, more simplistic approaches." -- ChoiceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
626 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-252-01552-6 (9780252015526)
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