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Sylvia Plath: These Ghostly Archives Preview


Gail Crowther and I will give a preview of "These Ghostly Archives 5" at Plymouth University in two weeks, on 20 March 2013. The talk will take place in the Rolle Building, Room 605, at 6 PM. It will be followed (and likely preceded!) by a drinks reception.

In "These Ghostly Archives 5: Reanimating the Past", Gail and I converse about recent archival finds including new Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes correspondence and photographs. We cover a lot of ground, including documents from at least nine archives in three countries (Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States). At least nine archives - seriously - I lost count!

All five papers have all been written over email and this is the first time we will be speaking the text. We are excited and hope that you are as well. Advance notice of the talk appeared recently in the Plymouth Herald article "Previously unknown Sylvia Plath artifacts revealed in talk on the poet at Plymouth University". We would only like to add that Gail and I are intrigued by the name applied to us: "Sylvia Plath Scholars." Makes us feel like a rock band. Maybe we should sell t-shirts?

Do not fret if you cannot make it, the paper will be in Plath Profiles 6 this summer.

So, see you in the Rolle Building at Plymouth University, England, in 14 days when Gail and I "Rolle with it." Liam, take it away...
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  1. Julia Gordon-Bramer06 March, 2013 08:44

    Exciting! Can't wait to read it in PP6.

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  2. Melanie Smith06 March, 2013 15:44

    Thank you Peter, I gasped as I saw the crib on the flyer!

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  3. Rehan Qayoom06 March, 2013 22:43

    Great news. I was wondering if there would be an installment of 'These Ghostly Archives' in the new Plath Profiles. Past installments have always been one of the many highlights of the journal. Really looking forward to this one.

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  4. suki07 March, 2013 03:03

    Would so like to be there! What fun!

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  5. Peter K Steinberg07 March, 2013 08:51

    Thanks all for your positive vibes! Certainly helps. We hope the paper will be as effective spoken as it is read!

    pks

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  6. Anonymous07 March, 2013 22:11

    Ok, if you haven't already made the discovery, someone needs to find out what that necklace SP is always wearing really looks like - not to mention where she got it. It must have been a favorite or had some significance to her - but no photos ever show a close up of the design. Think of it as Mission Impossible :-) kim

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  7. Anonymous14 March, 2013 10:27

    @Kim! Same "obsession" here ;-)
    yes the necklace, finally the necklace please!

    Im sure it was a very precious one and full of symbol for her. I feel it.
    So curiosssss!

    Alessandra

    p.s.Apologize my bad english.here and in all comments..but im learning, im learning .

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