Crossing The Water
eBook - ePub

Crossing The Water

  1. 64 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Crossing The Water

About this book

"Crossing the Water, a collection of poems written just prior to those in Ariel, . . . is of immense importance in recording [Plath's] extraordinary development. One senses on every page a voice coming into its own, the chaos of a lifetime at last getting ready to assume its final, triumphant shape."  — Kirkus Reviews

Sylvia Plath's extraordinary collection pushes the envelope between dark and light, between our deep passions and desires that are often in tension with our duty to family and society. Water becomes a metaphor for the surface veneer that many of us carry, but Plath explores how easily this surface can be shaken and disturbed.


This landmark collection from a 20th-century literary icon features:


  • Pivotal Early Work: Experience the extraordinary artistic development in the poems written just before her magnum opus, Ariel, offering a vital glimpse into her evolving genius.
  • Confessional Poetry: A voice coming into its own, exploring the chaos of a lifetime as it prepares to assume its final, triumphant shape.
  • Nature & The Self: Water, stone, and flora become haunting symbols for the fragile surface of the psyche and the deep passions churning just beneath.
  • Feminist Themes: A stark examination of the tensions between desire and the duties of family and society, from a foundational voice in women's literature.

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Information

Publisher
Harper Perennial
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780060907891
eBook ISBN
9780062669483
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Wuthering Heights
  3. Finisterre
  4. Face Lift
  5. Parliament Hill Fields
  6. Heavy Women
  7. Insomniac
  8. I Am Vertical
  9. Blackberrying
  10. The Babysitters
  11. In Plaster
  12. Leaving Early
  13. Stillborn
  14. Private Ground
  15. Widow
  16. Candles
  17. Magi
  18. Love Letter
  19. Small Hours
  20. Sleep in the Mojave Desert
  21. The Surgeon at 2 A.M.
  22. Two Campers in Cloud Country
  23. Mirror
  24. On Deck
  25. Whitsun
  26. Zoo Keeper’s Wife
  27. Last Words
  28. Black Rook in Rainy Weather
  29. Metaphors
  30. Maudlin
  31. Ouija
  32. Two Sisters of Persephone
  33. Who
  34. Dark House
  35. Maenad
  36. The Beast
  37. Witch Burning
  38. A Life
  39. Crossing the Water
  40. Also by Sylvia Plath
  41. Credits
  42. Copyright
  43. About the Publisher

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