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| Name: |
Anne Sexton | | Variant Name: |
Anne Gray Harvey | | Birth Date: |
November 9, 1928 | | Death Date: |
October 4, 1974 | | Place of Birth: |
Newton, Massachusetts, United States | | Place of Death: |
Weston, Massachusetts, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
poet |
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 Biography of Anne Sexton
706 words, approx. 2 pages
 A contemporary American poet, Anne Sexton (1928-1974) was best known for the relentlessly autobiographical nature of her poetry and for her personal "confessional" voice, which led some fans to believe, mistakenly, that everything she wrote had... summary from source:
Biography of Anne Sexton
7,209 words, approx. 24 pages
 Anne Sexton was a confessional poet; that is, she wrote poetry out of the most intimate and painful details of her life. To a certain extent every poet does this, but few have done so with the frankness and audacity of this one. Sexton presented the... summary from source:
 Biography of Anne (Harvey) Sexton
4,955 words, approx. 17 pages
Anne Sexton began writing poetry at age twenty-eight as a form of psychotherapy during treatment for a clinical depression. By the time of her suicide at age forty-five she had become a major figure in postwar American poetry. Her work was intimate,... 
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 Anne Sexton Quotes
1,425 words, approx. 5 pages
Anne Sexton ( 1928-11-09 – 1974-10-04 ), born Anne Gray Harvey, was an American poet and writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 1967 for Live or Die. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 To Bedlam and Part Way Back (1960) 1.2 All My Pretty Ones (1962) 1.3...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Sexton, Anne Summary
12,956 words, approx. 43 pagesSexton is among the most celebrated poets of the confessional school. Her highly emotional, self-reflexive verse, characterized by preoccupations with childhood guilt, mental illness, motherhood, and female sexuality, is distinguished for its stunning... summary from source:
 Anne Sexton Information
1,314 words, approx. 4 pages
Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928, Newton, Massachusetts – October 4, 1974, Weston, Massachusetts), born Anne Gray Harvey, was an American poet and...
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 The Record (Bergen County, NJ) Illuminating The Shadow Of Anne Sexton
09/22/1991: 697 words, approx. 2 pages Laurence Chollet The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 09-22-1991 ILLUMINATING THE SHADOW OF ANNE SEXTON By Laurence Chollet Date: 09-22-1991, Sunday Section: LIFESTYLE / ENTERTAINMENT Edition: All Editions -- Sunday Biographical: ANNE SEXTON ANNE SEXTON, by Diane Middlebrook; Houghton Mifflin, 488 pp., $24.95.... summary from source:
The Nation Anne Sexton. (book reviews)
09/23/1991: 1,664 words, approx. 6 pages ANNE SEXTON. By Diane Wood Middlebrook. Houghton Mifflin. 488 pp. $24.95. Diane Wood Middlebrook's biography of Anne Sexton, the award-winning poet who died a suicide in 1974, is arresting because of the subject's complexity. Sexton was a junior-college dropout who, turning to... summary from source:
 AP News Plath biographer Middlebrook dies at 68
12/16/2007: 265 words, approx. 1 pagesDiane Middlebrook, a leading feminist scholar who wrote acclaimed biographies of poets Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath, died Saturday. She was 68.Middlebrook, who helped launch feminist studies at Stanford University, where she taught literature for 35 years, died of cancer in San Francisco, according to... summary from source:
AP Features Tips for taking pictures in the fall
9/24/2007: 311 words, approx. 1 pagesPhotographer Ferenc Mate lives in Tuscany, but his latest book portrays the colors and landscapes of the woods, coast, farmhouses and even the doorsteps and porches of New England in the fall.His book, "A New England Autumn: A Sentimental Journey" (Albatross Books/W.W. Norton, $39.95), also...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Diane Wood Middlebrook
6,647 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Middlebrook examines Sexton's artistic development from suburban mother to celebrated poet, focusing on the significance of her literary mentors, particularly her relationship with John Holmes.
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Critical Essay by William H. Shurr
6,575 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Shurr discusses the significance of Sexton's increasing religiosity and impending suicide revealed in The Awful Rowing Toward God.
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Mikhail Ann Long
6,017 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following essay, Long explores the suicidal urge in Anne Sexton's poetry.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 96%Anne Sexton: a Mind of Creativity and Darkness
2,240 words, approx. 8 pages
A comprehensive essay about the life of American poet Anne Sexton. Provides an overviews her life and discusses the personal problems she encountered and her literary success. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 88%Self in 1958 by Anne Sexton
1,647 words, approx. 6 pages
Self In 1958 by Anne Sexton happens to be relevant not just to 1958, but the world we live in today as well. The same issues still apply to the millions of people in the world who experience the same insecurities. Although the ominous signs hide behind the supposed credibility of the media, the traces of the same suppression in this poem still exist today. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 88%
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