The Colossus and Other Poems
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The Colossus and Other Poems is Sylvia Plath’s first published poetry collection, showcasing her early distinctive voice and themes of identity, death, and psychological turmoil.
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| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection → |
| AmericanEditionPublicationYear |
1962
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| AmericanEditionPublisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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| author |
Sylvia Plath
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| containsPoem |
Full Fathom Five
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The Beekeeper’s Daughter → The Colossus → The Disquieting Muses → The Manor Garden → |
| countryOfPublication |
United Kingdom
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| criticalReception |
well received by contemporary critics
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| firstEditionPlace |
London
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| follows |
juvenilia of Sylvia Plath
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| genre |
poetry
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| hasAuthor |
Sylvia Plath
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| hasDistinctiveFeature |
early display of Sylvia Plath’s mature poetic voice
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formal and tightly structured verse → use of vivid and often unsettling imagery → |
| hasEdition |
American edition
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| isFirstPublishedCollectionOf |
Sylvia Plath
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| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
Confessional poetry
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| mediaType |
print
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| notableWorkOf |
Sylvia Plath
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| precedes |
Ariel
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| publicationYear |
1960
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| publisher |
Heinemann
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| theme |
death
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family relationships → identity → memory → mythology → psychological turmoil → |
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Sylvia Plath
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Winter Trees
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