The Slicks - On Sylvia Plath and Taylor Swift

In The Slicks , Maggie Nelson positions culture-dominating pop superstar Taylor Swift and feminist cult icon Sylvia Plath as twin hosts of the female urge toward wanting hard, working hard, and pouring forth - and as twinned targets of patriarchy''s ancient urge to disparage, trivialise and demonise such prolific, intimate output. The Slicks is a heady, rallying and unexpected melding of popular culture and literary criticism - an inspired treatise and unexpected celebration of two iconic female poets by one of the most revered and influential critics of her generation.

About the author

Maggie Nelson is the author of several books of prose and poetry including The Red Parts, Bluets, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winner The Argonauts, On Freedom, Like Love and, most recently, Pathemata. She teaches at the University of Southern California and lives in Los Angeles.

Product details

• Authors: Maggie Nelson, Nelson Maggie
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2025
• EAN: 9781911717652
• ISBN: 978-1-911717-65-2
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 113 mm x 160 mm x 7 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Popular Culture, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, POETRY / American / General, POETRY / Women Authors, ART / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Gift books, Pop Music, Literary essays, Feminism and feminist theory, Literary studies: poetry and poets