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Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation

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6.4 x 1.1 x 9.4 in
Weight
1.1 lb
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
July 9, 2024
Language
English
Print length
320 pages

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A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • One of BookPage's Best Biographies of 2024 • One of Literary Hub's 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024 • A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A nuanced, passionate exploration of the life and work of one of the most misunderstood writers of the twentieth century.Sylvia Plath is an object of enduring cultural fascination―the troubled patron saint of confessional poetry, a writer whose genius is buried under the weight of her status as the quintessential literary sad girl. Emily Van Duyne―a superfan and scholar―radically reimagines the last years of Plath’s life, confronts her suicide and the construction of her legacy. Drawing from decades of study on Plath and her husband, Ted Hughes, the chief architect of Plath’s mythology; the life and tragic suicide of Assia Wevill, Hughes’s mistress; newly available archival materials; and a deep understanding of intimate partner violence, Van Duyne seeks to undo the silencing of Sylvia Plath and resuscitate her as the hardworking, brilliant writer she was. 6 illustrations Read more

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Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date July 9, 2024
Language English
Print length 320 pages
ISBN-10 1324006978
ISBN-13 78
Item Weight 1.1 pounds
Dimensions 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.4 inches

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Top Amazon Reviews

Excellent read
Format: Hardcover
Not that familiar with Sylvia Plath, and this turned out to be a great way to be introduced to her. Obviously, it’s essential to read some works by her, but this is an excellent exploration of her past and is explanatory not just of her, but of the Times. Highly recommend this book to anyone who even has a passing interest in Plath. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2026 by Wilfred
It’s more of a thesis.
Format: Kindle
I’m an admitted Plathophile, so I read what people write. I mostly like all of them. Heather Clark and Carl Rollyson stand out, but yes if it’s about Sylvia I read it. I was looking forward to this, but gosh, it was short, and less about Sylvia, than about IPV. I certainly enjoyed the stories about that strange, mysterious woman, Harriet Rosenstein, but overall this was admirable scholarship, more than the life and times of Plath. To be fair, I suppose it’s quite hard to find anything new to say, and the author seems quite kindhearted. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2024 by Kathleen McKenna Hewtson
A Brilliant, Necessary Book that Will Change the Conversation About Plath and Her Work
Format: Hardcover
I cannot recommend this book enough. For fans of Plath or the Plath curious, for feminists interested in how women's art can be revised and their lives repurposed by powerful men, for survivors of intimate partner violence, for anyone who wants to be engrossed in a riveting story spanning decades and starring a slew of compelling artists and academics (the chapter on Assia Wevill is particularly necessary, and Harriet Rosenstein emerges as a fascinating figure whose life was altered trying to tell Plath's story). Gorgeously written, exhaustively researched, I believe this book will change how we read Plath's work and life hereafter. And finally, insistently, expose Ted Hughes for the violent, scheming, misogynist he always was. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024 by Danielle DeTiberus
Fascinating, Caring and Important Bio
Format: Paperback
Very interesting read, full of data that even a reader well-versed in the story, history and conflicted legacy of Sylvia Plath, would find both fascinating and illuminating.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2025 by Arya-Francesca Jenkins
Meeting Sylvia in New Ways
Format: Hardcover
I loved finding and loving Sylvia Plath in new ways thanks to an author always generous to the complicated poet and generous to readers with her insights. This book stays with me, helping me see not only an important poet anew, but the world.
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2025 by Jeannine Atkins
Study of Sylvia plath.
Format: Hardcover
I love any books on s. Plath.
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2026 by Ann Gorgone
Scholarly look at Plath's life and work
Format: Hardcover
Loving Sylvia Plath takes a scholarly look at Plath's life and works, as well as the way that the public and scholars have responded to her fame over time, often dismissing her work or fans of her work for being hysterical. It also discusses the ways in which Plath has been rewritten or silenced over time, whether that be her works intentionally being hidden or being revised in ways that she obviously did not intend for them to be published. The book looks at Plath, but it also discusses some of the most important relationships during her life, as well as the scholars and biographers who studied her after her death. The commentary on the ways in which people have reacted to Plath's work and criticism of Ted Hughes was quite interesting. There were also some sections that related her poems back to her life, which I found enjoyable. Some of the later chapters I found a bit repetitive, which made the book feel a bit disorganized and I wasn't entirely certain what the themes of some of the chapters were supposed to be. At times it felt like the author was trying to take an intersectional lens to connect the problems with the public's perspective on Plath to larger societal issues, but it never really got to the larger point. There were also some connections that the author shared with Plath in their personal lives that I wish had been expanded on a bit more. More discussion of the early biographers who had tried to write about Plath would have been interesting as well. Overall, this is a decent overview of the scholarly work that has been produced on Sylvia Plath, and it has some good discussion about the way that women are treated as writers and scholars impacting the ways in which Plath and the people who write about her are looked down upon. This will certainly be of interest to those who want to learn more about Sylvia Plath's personal life and relationships. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the gifted copy. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2024 by Annie Stein
Recommend
Format: Hardcover
Amazing book. Got an A on my essay on it!
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2025 by Lucia
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