ENGL 3351 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Sylvia Plath, Confessional Poetry, Anne Sexton
7 Feb 2017
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Uninterested in biological, social, or historical contexts. Meaning of a work is within the work itself (that is, it is intrinsic to the text); emphasizes relationship between form and ideas the text conveys. Intentional fallacy the meaning of the text is separate from the author"s intent. Meaning of text is separate from author"s intent (intentional fallacy) Effective fallacy meaning of text is also separate from emotional effect of the reader. Rose to prominence during 1940s and 1950s. Style of writing emerging in the 1950s and 60s. Robert lowell"s life studies inaugurated the confessional poetry movement in the. Us; other confessional poets include: sylvia plath, anne sexton, john berryman, and. Poetry of the personal, distinguished by the fact that it deals with what was considered. Dealt with private subject matter that had not previously been discussed in american poetry, such as: trauma, depression, fear of death, failed relationships, suicide, alcoholism, and drug abuse.
