Spring

Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes


Week 7: 16 & 18 May.

  • Wednesday 16 May. Impediments to the Marriage of True Minds
    Sylvia Plath, Poems 1959-1963: "Ode for Ted"(29), "Two Sisters of Persephone"(31), "Wreath for a Bridal"(36), "Electra on Azalea Path"(74), "The Colossus"(78), "The Hanging Man"(96), "Morning Song,"(107), "In Plaster"(110), "The Moon and the Yew Tree"(120), "Elm"(151), "Event"(156), "The Applicant" (189), "Daddy"(191), "Words" (234)

  • Friday 18 May. Impediments to the Marriage of True Minds
    Ted Hughes, Birthday Letters (1998): "Fulbright Scholars" (3), "Visit"(7), "St Botolph's"(14), "Fidelity"(28), "A Pink Wool Knitted Dress"(34), "The Badlands"(82), "Black Coat"(102), "A Dream"(118), "Daffodils"(127), "The Rag Rug" (135)"Apprehensions"(140), "Perfect Light"(143), "The Hands"(184), "Fingers" (194) Abrams: author and authorship (14-18)

    (click dates for outlines)

  • Wednesday 16 May.
  • Friday 18 May.