{"product_id":"letters-of-sylvia-plath-volume-ii-1956-1963","title":"Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume II : 1956 – 1963","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the writers who defined the course of twentieth-century poetry. In the \u003cem\u003eLetters\u003c\/em\u003e, we discover the art of Plath's correspondence. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost has never before been published, and it is here presented unabridged, without revision, so that she speaks directly in her own words.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe letters document Plath's extraordinary literary development: the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and journalism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeading Plath scholars Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKukil, editor of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/the-journals-of-sylvia-plath\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research. Alongside a selection of photographs and Plath's own drawings, they masterfully contextualise what the pages disclose. This later correspondence witnesses Plath and Hughes becoming major, influential contemporary writers, as it happened.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExperiences recorded include first books and other publications; teaching; committing to writing full-time; travels; making professional acquaintances; settling in England; starting a family; and buying a house. Throughout, Plath's voice is completely, uniquely her own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sylvia Plath","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45551151546625,"sku":"9780571339211","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1279.png?v=1724944023","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/letters-of-sylvia-plath-volume-ii-1956-1963","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}