Transformations - Softcover

Sexton, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 039512722X ISBN 13: 9780395127223

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1988

Synopsis

The fairy tale-based works of the tortured confessional poet, whose honesty and wit in the face of psychological pain have touched thousands of readers.

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Review:

"A vivid, astonishing, blood-curdling book." -- Stanley Kunitz

"These poem-stories are a strange retelling of seventeen Grimms fairy
tales, including "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "The
Twelve Dancing Princesses," "The Frog Prince," and "Red Riding Hood."
Astonishingly, they are as wholly personal as Anne Sexton's most
intimate poems. "Her metaphoric strength has never been greater --
really funny, among other things, a dark, dark laughter." -- C. K.
Williams

"A funny, mad, witty, frightening, charming, haunting book."
The New York Times
"These poem-stories are a strange retelling of seventeen Grimms fairy tales, including Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Frog Prince, and Red Riding Hood. Astonishingly, they are as wholly personal as Anne Sexton s most intimate poems. Her metaphoric strength has never been greater really funny, among other things, a dark, dark laughter. -- C. K. Williams
"A vivid, astonishing, blood-curdling book." -- Stanley Kunitz
"God love her." --Kurt Vonnegut, Jr."

Synopsis:

Brilliantly retells seventeen of Grimms' fairy tales in poetry including Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and Sleeping Beauty.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 039512722X
• ISBN 13: 9780395127223
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112