This is a comprehensive study of the works of this important American poet. In recognition of the close relationship between Sexton's life and writing, Hall includes extensive biographical information and examines Sexton's poetry chronologically to highlight its intensely personal origins. Hall traces Sexton's journey through the labyrinth of madness, love, alienation, and hope, exploring the poet's endeavor in the context of her private searching, but always with an eye to the broader psychological implications of her odyssey. Hall balances Sexton's pervasive themes of death and loss against the dark humor that runs through virtually all of her poems. ISBN 0-8057-7538-2: $21.95.
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