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.

Product details

• Authors: Maggie Nelson, Nelson Maggie
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 13.11.2025
• EAN: 9781911717652
• ISBN: 978-1-911717-65-2
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 161 mm x 5 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; 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