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The Colossus
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Ideal for readers interested in classic 20th-century poetry, fans of literary artistry with emotional depth, and those exploring feminist voices in arts and culture.
A new edition of Sylvia Plath's first published volume of poetry.
The Colossus by Sylvia Plath is the first volume of poetry published by the iconic American poet.
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The Colossus was Sylvia Plath's first published volume of poetry.
'She steers clear of feminine charm, deliciousness, gentility, super sensitivity and the act of being poetess. She simply writes good poetry. And she does so with a seriousness that demands only that she be judged equally seriously . . . There is an admirable no-nonsense air about this; the language is bare but vivid and precise, with a concentration that implies a good deal of disturbance with proportionately little fuss.' — A. Alvarez in the Observer
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A. Alvarez of The Observer praises Plath for avoiding superficial charm and gendered expectations, highlighting her serious approach and the no-nonsense clarity of her poetry, which carries a palpable sense of disturbance beneath its measured form.
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ISBN: 9780571240081
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 April 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 125g
Pages: 96
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About the Author
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) 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); Ariel was published posthumously in 1965. 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.
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