{"product_id":"sylvia-plath-day-by-day-volume-2-1955-1963-9781496844286","title":"Sylvia Plath Day by Day, Volume 2: 1955-1963","description":"Since her death in 1963, Sylvia Plath has become an endless source of fascination for a wide audience, ranging from readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e, her semiautobiographical novel, to her groundbreaking poetry as exemplified by \u003ci\u003eAriel\u003c\/i\u003e. Beyond her writing, however, interest in Plath was also fueled in part by the nature of her death--a suicide while she was estranged from her husband, Ted Hughes, who was himself a noteworthy British poet. As a result, a steady stream of biographies of Plath, projecting an array of points of view about their subject, has appeared over the last fifty-five years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now biographer Carl Rollyson, the author of two previous biographical studies of Plath, has surveyed the vast amount of material on Plath, including her biographies, her autobiographical writings, and previously unpublished material, and distilled that data into the two volumes of \u003ci\u003eSylvia Plath Day by Day\u003c\/i\u003e. As the follow-up to volume 1, volume 2 commences on February 14, 1955, the day Plath wrote to her mother declaring her intention to study in England, a decision that marked a major turning point in her life. With brief signposts provided by the author, this volume follows Plath through the entirety of her marriage to Hughes, the challenges of simultaneously raising a family and nourishing her own creativity, and the major depressive episodes that ultimately led to her suicide in 1963. By providing new angles and perspectives on the life of one of the twentieth century's most celebrated poets, \u003ci\u003eSylvia Plath Day by Day\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive image of its enigmatic subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Rollyson \u003c\/b\u003eis professor emeritus of journalism at Baruch College, CUNY. He is author of many biographies, including \u003ci\u003eSylvia Plath Day by Day, Volumes 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWilliam Faulkner Day by Day\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Sylvia Plath\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMarilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress, Revised and Updated\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also coauthor (with Lisa Paddock) of \u003ci\u003eSusan Sontag: The Making of an Icon, Revised and Updated. \u003c\/i\u003eHis reviews of biographies have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e. He also writes a column on biography twice a week for the\u003ci\u003e New York Sun.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892769853714,"sku":"9781496844286","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2d1163c2-a25a-4a8f-84c6-255d3f94a13b.jpg?v=1738205650","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sylvia-plath-day-by-day-volume-2-1955-1963-9781496844286","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}