The Book of Folly

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The Book of Folly is a 1972 poetry collection by Anne Sexton that explores themes of madness, mortality, and the female experience through her characteristic confessional style.

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The Book of Folly canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
poetry collection
author Anne Sexton
authorStyle autobiographical
introspective
psychologically intense
containsWork The Death Baby
The Fury of Abandonment
The Fury of Beautiful Bones
The Fury of Cooks
The Fury of Flowers and Worms
The Fury of Guitars and Sopranos
The Fury of Overshoes
surface form: The Fury of Hush Puppies

The Fury of Jewels and Coal
The Fury of Overshoes
The Fury of Rainstorms
The Fury of Sundays
The Fury of Sunsets
The Jesus Papers
The Operation
The Play
The Rowing Endeth
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
follows Transformations
genre confessional poetry
hasTheme death
family relationships
female experience
guilt
identity
madness
mental illness
mortality
religion
sexuality
suicide
language English
literaryForm poetry
literaryMovement Confessional poetry
notableFor exploration of female identity and experience
exploration of madness and mental illness
use of religious and biblical imagery
periodInAuthorCareer late career
precedes The Death Notebooks
publicationYear 1972
publisher Houghton Mifflin
style confessional

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Anne Sexton notableWork The Book of Folly
Transformations followedBy The Book of Folly