Sylvia Plath has always been a polarizing figure, a fact underscored by the reaction to editions of her work recently released to mark fifty years since her death.
Are her poems humorless or funny to the point of kitschiness? Was Ted Hughes a “craggy, carnal bogeyman,” or a long-suffering husband “more sinned against than sinning”?
Stanford’s Book Haven blog rounds up the fiery salvos from both sides of the debate in two blog posts, here and here. Both are worth a read, especially if you love, hate, or love/hate Plath’s writing.
