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FURTHER READING

Biography

Alexander, Paul. Rough Magic: A Biography of Sylvia Plath. New York: Viking, 1991, 402 p.

Largely implicates Hughes in Plath's death. Alexander forgoes literary analysis of Plath's work in favor of tracing the lives of those affected by Plath's death and her rising popularity since 1962.

Butscher, Edward. Sylvia Plath: Method and Madness. New York: Seabury Press, 1976, 388 p.

Presents a psychological portrait of Plath and her various personae, discusses how she integrated these identities into her life and art, and analyzes the formation of the Plath legend.

Hayman, Ronald. The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath. New York: Birch Lane Press, 1991, 235 p.

Writes of Plath's life, her college boyfriends, and the circumstances leading to her death. Hayman also relates the details of Plath's psychological history and...

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1. Introduction
2. Representative Works Discussed Below
3. The Nature Of Biography
4. Reviews Of The Silent Woman
5. Further Reading
6. Copyright

1. Biography