Anne sexton a self portrait in - letters

An expression of an extraordinary poet''s life story in her own words, this book shows Anne Sexton as she really was in private, as she wrote about herself to family, friends, fellow poets, and students. Anne''s daughter Linda Gray Sexton and her close confidant Lois Ames have judiciously chosen from among thousands of letters and provided commentary where necessary. Illustrated throughout with candid photographs and memorabilia, the letters -- brilliant, lyrical, caustic, passionate, angry -- are a consistently revealing index to Anne Sexton''s quixotic and exuberant personality.

Summary

An expression of an extraordinary poet's life story in her own words, this book shows Anne Sexton as she really was in private, as she wrote about herself to family, friends, fellow poets, and students. Anne's daughter Linda Gray Sexton and her close confidant Lois Ames have judiciously chosen from among thousands of letters and provided commentary where necessary. Illustrated throughout with candid photographs and memorabilia, the letters -- brilliant, lyrical, caustic, passionate, angry -- are a consistently revealing index to Anne Sexton's quixotic and exuberant personality.

Product details

• Authors: Lois Ames, Anne Sexton
• Assisted by: Lois Ames (Editor), Linda Gray Sexton (Editor)
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2004
• EAN: 9780618492428
• ISBN: 978-0-618-49242-8
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 208 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Letters, LITERARY CRITICISM: Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM: Short Stories, LITERARY CRITICISM: Feminist, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs