Selected Poems of Anne Sexton

This selection, which is drawn from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anne Sexton''s ten published volumes of poems as well as from representative early and last work, is an ideal introduction to a great American master. ANNE SEXTON (1928-1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. A celebrated poet of mid- twentieth century America, Sexton''s impressive body of work continues to be widely read and debated by literary scholars and cultural critics alike. Her poetry explored the many paradoxes within human behavior and motivation.>

About the author

Anne Sexton (1928-1974), the author of ten collections of poems, received the Pulitzer Prize in 1967.
Diane Wood Middlebrook is the author of several volumes of poetry and criticism as well as the prizewinning bestseller Anne Sexton: A Biography. The recipient of many fellowships and awards, she is a professor emeritus at Stanford University, where she has also served as the director of the center for research on women.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Sexton
• Assisted by: Diana Hume George (Foreword), Diane Wood Middlebrook (Introduction)
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2000
• EAN: 9780618057047
• ISBN: 978-0-618-05704-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; nonfiction;american;america;poetry;american poetry, LITERATURE: WOMEN'S LITERATURE, POETRY: POETS: H TO Z, WOMEN'S LITERATURE: LITERATURE/POETRY, LITERATURE: POETRY, american;america;poetry;nonfiction;1999;2000;2001, nonfiction;american;america;poetry;1999;2000;2001