{"product_id":"i-am-the-arrow","title":"I Am the Arrow","description":"Acclaimed translator Sarah Ruden shares a fresh, myth-busting reading of Sylvia Plath's poems, revealing the full range and towering ambition of a great American poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of our leading interpreters of ancient literature, acclaimed translator Sarah Ruden (the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e) has long had a passion for Sylvia Plath's poetry. In this profound reconsideration of Plath's genius, Ruden argues that Plath is more than a consummate mythmaker; the poet herself takes on the role of the classical hero: striving, suffering, descending to an underworld that threatens meaninglessness and despair, and returning to speak the previously unspoken. For the first time, a writer and a woman becomes that hero. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Ruden, this achievement, like the deep learning and driving ambition that fueled it, has been overshadowed by the sensational and tragic details of Plath's life, especially her ill-starred marriage to British poet Ted Hughes and her suicide at the age of thirty. Ruden offers a much-needed corrective through close readings of 6 poems \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e- \"Mushrooms\"- \"You're\"- \"The Babysitters\"- \"The Applicant\"- \"Ariel\"- \"Edge\"\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;BR\u0026gt;\u0026gt;Devoted fans will find many new insights here, while readers looking to discover Plath's poetry for the first time will find no better introduction to her work.","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57600241402182,"sku":"9781598538137","price":21.83,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/3081\/3510\/files\/533934a5d8b05ff30555616bfd052633b5468a6dec47943f4bbc69034c68e36b.jpg?v=1792030096","url":"https:\/\/www.averdo.com\/products\/i-am-the-arrow","provider":"Averdo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}