Sylvia Plath and the supernatural / Dorka Tamás.
| Author/creator | Tamás, Dorka author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | x, 210 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sylvia Plath and the American witch-hunts -- Religious prosecutions in Plath's Cold War poetics -- Shakespearean maternal and paternal magic in Plath's poetry -- Doctor Faustus and demonology in post-war America -- Ritual magic and Plath's poetic spellcasting -- Supernatural transformations -- The racial rhetoric of witchcraft in the bee poems. |
| Abstract | "Refocuses Sylvia Plath's affiliations with 'the occult' on the legacies of the early modern witch trials. Drawing on newly published materials and Plath's manuscripts, this book reveals her multifaceted engagement with the supernatural, paralleling trends in the literature, culture, and politics of post-war America and Britain"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Tamás, Dorka Sylvia Plath and the supernatural Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2026 9781009575539 |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781009575539 |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Critiques littéraires. |
| LCCN | 2025042694 |
| ISBN | 9781009575515 |
| ISBN | 1009575511 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781009575508 paperback |
| ISBN | 1009575503 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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