07 November 2011

More Reviews of Sylvia Plath: Her Drawings


Two new reviews to mention today on the exhibit of "Sylvia Plath: Her Drawings." Sam Leith at The Observer reviews quite favorably the exhibit in "These drawings give us a whole new Sylvia Plath – sprightly, witty and fun" which appeared on 6 November 2011.

B.K. at The Economist lightly reviews in "Sylvia Plath’s Drawings: An Unbearable Lightness" on 7 November 2011.  It is clear that many prefer Plath's poetry; however, it seems these people are trying to compare apples to oranges. This is why Plath wanted to publish The Bell Jar under a pseudonym, isn't it? Because she did not want -among other reasons- for her novel to be judged as the work of a poet. Same goes for the drawings...

2 comments:

Melanie Smith said...

Thank you, I enjoyed the piece in The Observer, a nice take on the exhibition.

Peter K Steinberg said...

Melanie,

You're welcome! I enjoyed it too. There was a real connection that Leith made that was on target.

pks

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