May Sarton

Biography

Margot Peters

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English

Ballantine Books Inc.
23 June 1998

Biography: general

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.

By: Margot Peters
Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780449907986
ISBN 10: 0449907988
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 23 June 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margot Peters has been Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin and holds a Ph.D. in Victorian literature. She is the author of Charlotte Bronte- Style in the Novel, Unquiet Soul- A Biography of Charlotte Bronte, Bernard Shaw and the Actresses, The House of Barrymore, and Mrs. Pat- The Life of Mrs. Patrick Campbell. She lives in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.