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685: A Discussion of Sylvia Plath's The Colossus and Other Poems (with Rachael Tillman)
Manage episode 503310661 series 2472178
Sylvia Plath is legendary for being a tragic poet mostly known for her novel, The Bell Jar. John and Rachael are fans of Plath's poetry and The Bell Jar, but hereby set out on a historical project to read Plath's work as the world would have known it first, and as she would have known it herself, without the legend imposing its darkest meanings onto every possible opportunity.
695 episodes
685: A Discussion of Sylvia Plath's The Colossus and Other Poems (with Rachael Tillman)
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life
Manage episode 503310661 series 2472178
Sylvia Plath is legendary for being a tragic poet mostly known for her novel, The Bell Jar. John and Rachael are fans of Plath's poetry and The Bell Jar, but hereby set out on a historical project to read Plath's work as the world would have known it first, and as she would have known it herself, without the legend imposing its darkest meanings onto every possible opportunity.
695 episodes
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