The Book of Folly

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The Book of Folly is a 1972 poetry collection by Anne Sexton that explores themes of madness, mortality, and the female experience through her characteristic confessional style.

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The Book of Folly canonical 2

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instanceOf book ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ
author Anne Sexton ⓘ
authorStyle autobiographical ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
psychologically intense ⓘ
containsWork The Death Baby ⓘ
The Fury of Abandonment ⓘ
The Fury of Beautiful Bones ⓘ
The Fury of Cooks ⓘ
The Fury of Flowers and Worms ⓘ
The Fury of Guitars and Sopranos ⓘ
The Fury of Hush Puppies ⓘ
The Fury of Jewels and Coal ⓘ
The Fury of Overshoes ⓘ
The Fury of Rainstorms ⓘ
The Fury of Sundays ⓘ
The Fury of Sunsets ⓘ
The Jesus Papers ⓘ
The Operation ⓘ
The Play ⓘ
The Rowing Endeth ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
follows Transformations ⓘ
genre confessional poetry ⓘ
hasTheme death ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
female experience ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
identity ⓘ
madness ⓘ
mental illness ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
religion ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
suicide ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm poetry ⓘ
literaryMovement Confessional poetry ⓘ
notableFor exploration of female identity and experience ⓘ
exploration of madness and mental illness ⓘ
use of religious and biblical imagery ⓘ
periodInAuthorCareer late career ⓘ
precedes The Death Notebooks ⓘ
publicationYear 1972 ⓘ
publisher Houghton Mifflin ⓘ
style confessional ⓘ

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Anne Sexton → notableWork → The Book of Folly ⓘ
Transformations → followedBy → The Book of Folly ⓘ