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Product Identifiers

PublisherFonthill Media

ISBN-101781555478

ISBN-139781781555477

eBay Product ID (ePID)220554462

Product Key Features

Book TitleHaunted Reader and Sylvia Plath

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAmerican / General, Literary, Entertainment & Performing Arts

Publication Year2017

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorGail Crowther

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-590468

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal811.5

SynopsisAn innovative and unique study exploring why many readers of Sylvia Plath become so attached to her as a cultural figure. By looking at first encounters with Plath's work through to pilgrimages that they make to places where Plath lived, this study explores why readers become so haunted by Plath., The Haunted Reader & Sylvia Plath takes an unusual approach to Sylvia Plath studies focusing on the readers of Sylvia Plath rather than the historical figure herself. Working from the premise that Plath is a highly visible cultural figure, this book explores why her readers become so attached to her. Why does she have such a large and devoted following? What is it about her that attracts people, and once they are drawn in, how does this fandom manifest itself? This book is based on primary research carried out by the author who has collected stories and accounts from readers of Plath and explores key areas such as the first encounter with Plath, ways in which fans feel they 'double' with Plath, pilgrimages that they make to places where she lived and worked, how they interact with images of Plath and how they respond to objects owned by Plath. This study is unique. There is currently no other book that deals with this subject. As such, The Haunted Reader & Sylvia Plath offers a fascinating and original approach not only to Plath scholarship but to the increasing body of literature on fandom studies.

LC Classification NumberPS3566.L27Z635 2017