Carl E. Rollyson
Autore di American Isis: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath
Sull'Autore
Carl Rollyson is a professor of English at Baruch College, The City University of New York. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He has written several biographies of prominent writers and has contributed essays to numerous reference works. He lives in Cape May, NJ. (Bowker Author mostra altro Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Carl E. Rollyson
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Rollyson, Carl E.
- Data di nascita
- 1948-03-02
- Sesso
- male
- Luogo di residenza
- Cape May County, New Jersey, USA
- Istruzione
- University of Toronto (PhD)
- Attività lavorative
- Professor of English
biographer - Organizzazioni
- Readerville
City University of New York
Baruch College
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 97
- Utenti
- 807
- Popolarità
- #31,609
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 22
- ISBN
- 239
- Lingue
- 2
I didn't know much about Plath except from reading The Bell Jar and knowing she took her own life. I didn't even know she was a poet; I have since bought a collection of her poetry. I was after some basic background on the author that everyone seems to know. I got much more than that from American Isis. My initial thoughts were this woman is brilliant and crazy. Why doesn't anyone see the last part? It is pretty obvious. The more I read, the more I started seeing the traits a close friend of mine shared with Plath. My friend took her own life six years ago. The reading was quite eerie and at points had me thinking back.
Since most of the source material came from those close to her and her own writing, it may have been hard for people close to her to see. I am sure that some people must have thought -- "It's Sylvia just being Sylvia." It's only later that we see it is something more.
The book was a good insight to Plath's life. I know much more about her life and what she went through. It was an enlightening read.… (altro)