{"product_id":"i-am-the-arrow-the-life-and-art-of-sylvia-plath-in-six-poems-9781598538137","title":"I Am the Arrow: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath in Six Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed translator Sarah Ruden shares a fresh, myth-busting reading of Sylvia Plath's poems, revealing the full range and towering ambition of a great American poet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of our leading interpreters of ancient literature, acclaimed translator Sarah Ruden (the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e) has long had a passion for Sylvia Plath's poetry. In this profound reconsideration of Plath's genius, Ruden argues that Plath is more than a consummate mythmaker; the poet herself takes on the role of the classical hero: striving, suffering, descending to an underworld that threatens meaninglessness and despair, and returning to speak the previously unspoken. For the first time, a writer and a woman becomes that hero. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Ruden, this achievement, like the deep learning and driving ambition that fueled it, has been overshadowed by the sensational and tragic details of Plath's life, especially her ill-starred marriage to British poet Ted Hughes and her suicide at the age of thirty. Ruden offers a much-needed corrective through close readings of 6 poems \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Mushrooms\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"You're\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Babysitters\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Applicant\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Ariel\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Edge\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethat reveal how Plath persisted in the face of illness to produce works of disquieting beauty and uncanny power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDevoted fans will find many new insights here, while readers looking to discover Plath's poetry for the first time will find no better introduction to her work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Ruden\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning classics scholar, a poet, and a widely published writer on religion and culture. Her many translations of Greek and Roman works include Vergil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185858019602,"sku":"9781598538137","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_75b453fa-6732-447b-bdb0-912ec2a7afd4.jpg?v=1744589892","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-the-arrow-the-life-and-art-of-sylvia-plath-in-six-poems-9781598538137","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}