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The Slicks: On Sylvia Plath and Taylor Swift
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In The Slicks, Maggie Nelson positions culture-dominating pop superstar Taylor Swift and feminist cult icon Sylvia Plath as twin hosts of the female urge toward wanting hard, working hard, and pouring forth – and as twinned targets of patriarchy's ancient urge to disparage, trivialise and demonise such prolific, intimate output.The Slicks is a heady, rallying and unexpected melding of popular culture and literary criticism – an inspired treatise and unexpected celebration of two iconic female poets by one of the most revered and influential critics of her generation.
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"She leans way too hard on a presumption of gendered disgruntlement that hasn't prevailed in a decade."
"A sensitive meditation on women's quests ..."
"This slim book-length essay is essentially defensive in its aim and tone."
"This is hard to take seriously ..."
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