Sylvia Plath and the Theatre of Mourning by Christina Britzolakis offers a profound exploration of Plath’s poetic and personal engagement with loss and grief. Britzolakis delves into how Plath’s work stages mourning not merely as a private sorrow but as a complex, performative act that interrogates identity, trauma, and the societal expectations placed upon women. The book uncovers the layers of Plath's artistic expression, showing how her poetry transforms mourning into a dynamic and theatrical space where emotion, memory, and resistance converge. Through this lens, Britzolakis highlights Plath’s enduring impact on literary studies and feminist criticism, enriching our understanding of how grief shapes creative identity.
Sylvia Plath and the Theatre of Mourning by Christina Britzolakis offers a profound exploration of Plath’s poetic and personal engagement with loss and grief. Britzolakis delves into how Plath’s work stages mourning not merely as a private sorrow but as a complex, performative act that interrogates identity, trauma, and the societal expectations placed upon women. The book uncovers the layers of Plath's artistic expression, showing how her poetry transforms mourning into a dynamic and theatrical space where emotion, memory, and resistance converge. Through this lens, Britzolakis highlights Plath’s enduring impact on literary studies and feminist criticism, enriching our understanding of how grief shapes creative identity.
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1999 first edition . Slightest wear to dustjacket at top & name inscribed inside otherwise a very good, clean copy
