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"Diane Middlebrook gives a balanced account of the marriage between famous poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath. While Hughes was the more successful writer during Plath's lifetime, he and his work have been overshadowed by the rumors that grew out of Plath's suicide.
The book begins with a look at Hughes and Plath's first meeting and their romance in Cambridge, England. Middlebrook moves on to a detailed account of the family and landscape that shaped Hughes as a writer and a person. The portions that describe the Hughes-Plath marriage focus on the influences the pair had over each other as writers, and recount their major experiences during their seven-year marriage, including their travels, publications, friendships, and the births of their children.
Later portions of the book describe Hughes' life after his separation from Plath and her subsequent suicide. Middlebrook looks into Hughes' personal life, including his other romantic/marital relationships, while observing the ways in which Hughes was increasingly vilified by Plath fans. The book concludes with her examination of Hughes' philosophy and of his poetry collection, "Birthday Letters," which was published just before his death and is made up of poems to, for, and about Sylvia. "
Jacqueline West, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
job/profession:
- writer
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Family, love
Yes
Special relationship with
- wife
Subject of Biography
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Is this a biography of several people?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A ton 16-20 B&W
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 26-50% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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