654 Loving (and Reclaiming) Sylvia Plath (with Emily Van Duyne)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Troubled patron saint of confessional poetry? Quintessential literary sad girl? Genius poet rightfully viewed as the heir to Emily Dickinson? In her tragically brief life, Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) somehow managed to inspire all of these images and more. In this episode, Jacke talks to Emily Van Duyne about her book Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation, which delivers a nuanced, passionate exploration of the life and work of one of the most misunderstood writers of the twentieth century. Additional listening: Sylvia Plath (with Mike Palindrome) Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes (with Heather Clark) Plath, Hughes, and the "Other Woman" - Assia Wevill and Her Writings (with Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick and Peter Steinberg) Sylvia Plath Day by Day (with Carl Rollyson) The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:11.0	we talked to a Sylvia Plath superfan and scholar
1:13.5	about the ways in which the troubled patron saint
1:16.3	of confessional poetry has been misunderstood.
1:20.1	And how our guest's new book seeks to reclaim her.
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