After Ted & Sylvia [Paperback]

Crystal Hurdle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 16, 2003

The passionate ill-fated relationship and literary rivalry between poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes is re-imagined in a series of thought-provoking linked poems. Hurdle recreates both their lives and the ways in which those lives have been constructed and deconstructed by contemporary commentators.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a credible and deeply moving presentation of the 'heart's shivered core'...a book to treasure and reread many times." -- Bill Schermbrucker

"This is an accomplished first book that combines scholarly and poetic responses to Plath's life and work." -- Sharon Thesen

About the Author

Crystal Hurdle was born in Zwiebrucken, Germany and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario and Victoria, British Columbia, where she obtained a BA and MA in English. Since 1985 she has been teaching Creative Writing and English Literature and Composition at Capilano College in North Vancouver. Her poetry has been widely published in Canadian journals, including Canadian Literature, The Dalhousie Review and The Capilano Review. As a featured speaker, she read a number of her Plath/:Hughes poems as the international Plath Symposium at the University of Indiana in the fall of 2002. With her husband she presently makes her home in North Vancouver, BC.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Ronsdale Press; First edition (August 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1553800109
• ISBN-13: 978-1553800101
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,315,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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