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The Rise of Confessional Poetry
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About the lecture
In this module, we think about what it means to describe Plath as a writer of Confessional Poetry, focusing in particular on her poem ‘Daddy’ (1962)
About the lecturer
Diane Purkiss is a Professor at Keble College, Oxford. She has published two books on the English Civil War - 'The English Civil War: A People's History' (2006) and 'Literature, Gender, and Politics during the English Civil War' (2005).
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Purkiss, D. (2018, August 15). Plath: Selected Poems - The Rise of Confessional Poetry [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/options/plath-selected-poems?auth=0&lesson=429&option=6765&type=lesson
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Purkiss, D. "Plath: Selected Poems – The Rise of Confessional Poetry." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 15 Aug 2018, https://massolit.io/options/plath-selected-poems?auth=0&lesson=429&option=6765&type=lesson