May Sarton: Biography Paperback - 1998
by Margot Peters
A brilliant portrait of one of America's major literary figures. Through her spiritual journals, May Sarton created the image of a strong, independent woman who lived peacefully with solitude--an image that contradicted the reality of her loneliness, neediness, and isolation as she pushed away loved ones with her demands and betrayals. 97 photos.
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From acclaimed writer Margot Peters comes the first, completely authorized biography of novelist, poet, and feminist May Sarton. Granted unprecedented access to personal papers and diaries, Peters gives us a compelling look at the woman who influenced a legion of readers with rich and intimate writings, and reveals the fascinating life that Sarton herself kept hidden.
Beginning with a young Sarton largely ignored by her parents, Peters traces the compulsive quest for recognition and artistic inspiration that would characterize most of Sarton's life. We witness her at nineteen as she chooses a life in the theater, only to discover later her real passion: writing. As her literary career takes shape, we watch her personal and professional struggles for acceptance, her intense relationships with such learned friends as Muriel Rukeyser and Louise Bogan, and her secret turmoil over her sexuality. But ultimately, we see Sarton begin to create in her works the image of a strong, independent woman who lived peacefully with solitude--an image that often contradicted the reality of her life.
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- Title May Sarton: Biography
- Author Margot Peters
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 496
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ballantine, New York, New York
- Date 1998-06-01
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780449907986 / 0449907988
- Weight 1.62 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 8.88 x 6.34 x 1.19 in (22.56 x 16.10 x 3.02 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Feminists - United States, Lesbians - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98096017
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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