Critical Insights: The Bell Jar: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access Contributor(s): McCann, Janet (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1587658364 ISBN-13: 9781587658365 Publisher: Salem Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
Dewey: 813.54 |
LCCN: 2011022414 |
Series: Critical Insights |
Physical Information: 1.33" H x 6.44" W x 9.24" (1.58 lbs) 300 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Bell Jar is a highly distinctive and unusual book, and although the era of the 1950's it represents has faded and disappeared into history, the power of this novel does not dissipate. The original essays in this volume each take on a specific angle from which to examine the work. One essay discusses the issue of nature vs. nurture in the novel, while another discusses the similarities between Plath's work and Susanna Kaysen's Girl, Interrupted. The older essays provide some of the finest scholarship on The Bell Jar that has been made available over the years, and offer a wide variety of critical approaches to this work. |