EPISTOLARY MYTHOLOGIES: THE SYLVIA PLATH / TED HUGHES MARRIAGE IN THE AMERICAN WRITER’S CORRESPONDENCE
EPISTOLARY MYTHOLOGIES: THE SYLVIA PLATH / TED HUGHES MARRIAGE IN THE AMERICAN WRITER’S CORRESPONDENCE
Author(s): Gabriela GlăvanSubject(s): Comparative Study of Literature, Theory of Literature, American Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: marriage in literature; correspondence; mental illness; autobiography; maternal relationships;
Summary/Abstract: The public fascination with Sylvia Plath’s marriage to Ted Hughes is an integral part of the American writer’s legacy, one that is constantly reinterpreted by new generations of critics. The publication, in 2018, of Sylvia Plath’s previously unknown correspondence revealed new aspects of one of her most influential relationships – her marriage to English poet Ted Hughes. My aim is to explore the articulation of this biographical element as an essential part of the mythology surrounding her life and work.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 29/2023
- Issue No: 29
- Page Range: 143-153
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English