Sylvia Plath Books

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was a defining figure in twentieth-century poetry, and her vivid, complex work continues to resonate with new generations. In this collection of her letters, much of which is previously unpublished, Plath's unaltered voice shines through, offering candid insights into her personal life. Her correspondence is playful and engaging, addressing family, friends, and professional contacts with her characteristic wit. The letters trace Plath's remarkable literary journey, revealing the origins of her poems, fiction, and journalism. Despite mixed receptions to her work, she remained committed to her creative vision, navigating both acceptance and rejection. A well-read and curious observer, Plath provides intriguing commentary on contemporary culture. Editors Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil, renowned Plath scholars, include comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index based on thorough research. Accompanied by photographs and Plath's own drawings, they expertly contextualize the correspondence. This selection highlights pivotal moments in Plath's adolescence, her turbulent undergraduate years at Smith College, her move to England and Cambridge University, and her relationship with Ted Hughes, including a wealth of unseen letters that illuminate their extraordinary creative partnership.

The second volume of this landmark edition of Sylvia Plath's correspondence.

Contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963.

A beautifully repackaged edition of these intimate, compelling journals.

The collection showcases the powerful and poignant verse of a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, known for her intense emotional depth and artistic brilliance. Through brutally honest self-exploration, the poems—such as "Lady Lazarus" and "Daddy"—reflect personal tragedy while resonating with universal themes. Plath's work continues to shape contemporary poetry, leaving a lasting impact with its raw intensity and vivid imagery.

Upon the publication of her posthumous volume of poetry Ariel in 1965, Sylvia Plath became a household name. Readers may be surprised to learn that the draft of Ariel left behind by Plath when she died in 1963 is different from the volume of poetry eventually published to worldwide acclaim. This is a facsimile edition of her original draft.

Re-issue of Malcolm's revelatory biography of the tumultous union of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, and the critical battle that dogs their legacies.

Letters Home represents Sylvia Plath's correspondence from her time at Smith College in the early fifties, through her meeting with, and subsequent marriage to, the poet Ted Hughes, up to her death in February 1963. The letters are addressed mainly to her mother, with whom she had an extremely close and confiding relationship, but there are also some to her brother Warren and her benefactress Mrs Prouty. Plath's energy, enthusiasm and her passionate tackling of life burst onto these pages, providing us with a vivid and intimate portrait of a woman who has come to be regarded as one of the greatest of twentieth-century poets. In addition to her capacity for domestic and writerly happiness, however, these letters also hint at Plath's potential for deep despair, which reached its crisis when she holed up in a London flat for the terrible winter of 1963.

Highlighting the work of a pivotal figure in 20th-century literature, this collection showcases Sylvia Plath's powerful and evocative poetry. It captures her unique voice and explores themes of identity, mental health, and the complexities of human experience, making it essential for both poetry enthusiasts and those new to her work.

York Notes are guides to literature in English, covering major British, American, Commonwealth and Third World works as well as English translations of some important writings in other languages.

Features poems such as 'Lady Lazarus', 'Daddy', 'Edge' and 'Paralytic', which were all written between the publication in 1960 of Sylvia Plath's first book, The Colossus, and her death in 1963.

Sylvia Plath siempre apunta al corazón. Tres mujeres es un emocionante poema a tres voces que tiene como tema central la maternidad. Cada voz representa una forma de la mujer que centra su realización en ser madre, la que sufre por no poder serlo y la que lo es a su pesar. Sylvia concibió este poema, feminista y antibelicista, para ser leído en voz alta, y en 1962, un año antes de su muerte, lo leyó en la BBC. La experiencia supuso un cambio de dirección en su forma de afrontar la escritura. Desde entonces concebiría los poemas «en voz alta», cambiando de forma definitiva su técnica poética. «Es el poema más poderoso de su obra. Es exquisito y tiene la capacidad de llegar al corazón. [...] Plath ha puesto voz a nuestras más íntimas pesadillas» Joyce Carol Oates

In this volume Ted Hughes has collected a number of poems written by Sylvia Plath in the transitional period between the publication of The Colussus (1960) and before the composition of Ariel.

Celebrated for her confessional style, this collection showcases the profound emotional depth and complexity of Sylvia Plath's poetry. It includes both her renowned works and previously unpublished pieces, reflecting her unique voice and experience. The collection, which earned her a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, highlights her significant contributions to literature, particularly through her influential collections like The Colossus and Ariel. Plath's legacy as a groundbreaking poet is firmly established in this comprehensive anthology.

The poems in this collection were all written in the last nine months of Sylvia Plath's life, and form part of a group from which the Ariel poems were chosen. Her radio play 'Three Women', also included here, was written slightly earlier, in the transitional period of The Colossus and Ariel. 'A book that anyone seriously interested in poetry now must have . . . Sylvia Plath's immense gift is evident throughout.' Martin Dodsworth in the Guardian

In this series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express, the selectors offer intriguing insight into their own work.

Sylvia Plath was one of the defining voices of the twentieth century, and one of the most appealing: few other poets have introduced as many new readers to poetry. The poems in this fresh and inviting edition were chosen by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. In my selection, which is roughly chronological to shadow her progress, I have tried to walk through the landscape of Sylvia Plath's poetry as though for the first time, fifty years older than I was when she died. In doing so I have experienced afresh the almost physical excitement I felt when I first read this bold, brilliant, brave poet who changed the world of poetry for us all. - Carol Ann Duffy

Through deep analysis of six significant poems, Sarah Ruden offers a fresh perspective on Sylvia Plath's work, emphasizing her role as a master mythmaker akin to ancient Greek poets. Ruden contends that Plath's poetry transcends personal narrative, serving to explore and define the essence of human experience. This reexamination challenges prevailing narratives shaped by Plath's tumultuous life and the polarized views surrounding her legacy, illuminating her towering ambition and the depth of her genius as a poet.

The Colossus was Sylvia Plath's first published volume of poetry. 'She steers clear of feminine charm, deliciousness, gentility, supersensitivity and the act of being poetess. She simply writes good poetry. And she does so with a seriousness that demands only that she be judged equally seriously . . . There is an admirable no-nonsense air about this; the language is bare but vivid and precise, with a concentration that implies a good deal of disturbance with proportionately little fuss.' A. Alvarez in the Observer

When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt, as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take women's aspirations seriously. The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The novel is partially based on Plath's own life and descent into mental illness, and has become a modern classic. The Bell Jar has been celebrated for its darkly funny and razor sharp portrait of 1950s society and has sold millions of copies worldwide. Source: https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571081783-the-bell-jar.html

Dazzling in its range, exhilarating in its immediacy and grace, a collection that gathers together, from every region of the country and from the past forty years, the poems that continue to shape our imaginations.From Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop, John Ashbery and Adrienne Rich, to Robert Haas and Louise Glück, this anthology takes the full measure of our poetry's daring energies and its tender understandings.Other poets Sylvia PlathJames MerrillAmy clampittJorie GrahamW. S. MerwinCharles SimicAllen GinsbergFrank O'HaraAnne SextonRobert CreeleySharon OldsMary OliverRobert PinskyMark StrandDenise LevertovRichard WilburMay SwensonMichael PalmerMark DotyYusef Komunyakaa

A children's story by Sylvia Plath which was found in manuscript form after her death. Max Nix lives with his mama and papa and six brothers in a small village called Winkelburg. Max longs for a suit - not just a workaday suit, but one for doing everything. One day, a mysterious parcel arrives.

Faber Stories showcases a collection of individual volumes featuring renowned short story writers, each offering unique narratives across various genres and styles. This series highlights the mastery of the short story form, celebrating diverse voices and innovative storytelling techniques.

From her mid-teens Sylvia Plath wrote stories, at first easily and successfully, but then with increasing difficulty as the demands of her real vision complicated her growing ambition to make a career as a conventional storywriter.When the first edition of Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams appeared, Margaret Walters said of it in the Guardian, 'the book does offer . . . new insight into her development as a writer, suggesting how even her mistakes and dead ends contributed to the formation of an original and pathfinding talent'.This second edition contains the thirteen stories included in the first edition together with five pieces of her journalism, as well as a few fragments from her journal; and a further nine stories selected from the Indiana archive.

CLASSIC FICTION. This is a timeless collection of stories for younger children. In the eponymous The It-Doesn't-Matter Suit, little Max Nix is on a quest to find the perfect suit he can go ice-fishing, cow-milking and town-walking in. There's magic afoot in Mrs Cherry's Kitchen and children will love to find their perfect Nighty-night little / Turn-out-the-light little Bed! in The Bed Book. Ages 5+

Ein Bett-Buch: eines für Kinder und für Erwachsene. Ein Buch also für die, die nie hinein, und für die anderen, die nicht herauswollen. Eines, das Lust macht aufs Ins-Bett-Gehen und eines, das den Phantasiemangel der üblichen Schlafstätten kurzerhand für alle Bett-Probleme verantwortlich macht – denn es gibt keinen richtigen Schlaf im falschen Bett. Und wie die richtigen Betten aussehen müßten, die Betten für alle Gemüts- und Lebenslagen, das erfährt man in diesem heiteren „Aufklärungsgedicht“. Quelle: http://www.zeit.de/1990/17/spasswunde...

Späte Gedichte 1960-1963Zweisprachige Ausgabe. Herausgegeben, aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit einem Nachwort versehen von Judith Zander1960 ist ein Jahr des Aufbruchs, Sylvia Plath zieht nach England und ihr einzig zu Lebzeiten veröffentlichter Gedichtband erscheint: Der Koloss. Kurz vor ihrem Tod, 1963, folgt ihr einziger Roman: Die Glasglocke. In den drei Jahren dazwischen schreibt Plath unerschöpflich und wird zweimal Mutter. »Es ist, als setzte mein Herz ein Gesicht auf und ginge hinaus in die Welt.« Größte Verletzlichkeit prallt in diesen späten Gedichten auf zuckersüße Tage, »eingeweckt wie Obst«. Zwischen Leben schenken und Todesnähe entfaltet sich eine ergreifende, einmalige Kraft.Zum 90. Geburtstag versammelt Das Herz steht nicht still Sylvia Plaths monumentales lyrisches Spätwerk erstmals auf Deutsch. In der brillanten Übersetzung von Judith Zander wird erfahrbar, wie die Ikone feministischen Schreibens ihr Werk zur Vollendung brachte.

Sylvia Plath siempre apunta al corazón. Tres mujeres es un emocionante poema a tres voces que tiene como tema central la maternidad. Cada voz representa una forma de vivirla: la mujer que centra su realización en ser madre, la que sufre por no poder serlo y la que lo es a su pesar. Sylvia concibió este poema, feminista y antibelicista, para ser leído en voz alta, y en 1962, un año antes de su muerte, lo leyó en la BBC. La experiencia supuso un cambio de dirección en su forma de afrontar la escritura. Desde entonces concebiría los poemas «en voz alta», cambiando de forma definitiva su técnica poética.

Die Amerikanerin Sylvia Plath (1932–1963), »die beste, aufregendste und maßgeblich rücksichtsloseste Dichterin ihrer Generation« (John Updike), hat mit ihrem einzigen Roman, der im Jahr ihres Selbstmordes erschien, ein Jahrhundertbuch geschrieben, das auch heute nichts von seiner beklemmenden Faszination verloren hat. »Es war ein verrückter, schwüler Sommer, dieser Sommer, in dem die Rosenbergs auf den elektrischen Stuhl kamen und ich nicht wußte, was ich in New York eigentlich wollte.« Die Collegestudentin Esther Greenwood, von Preisen und Stipendien überhäuft, verbringt im »schwarzen Sommer« von 1953 einen Monat als Volontärin einer Modezeitschrift in New York. Schonungslos protokolliert sie ihre Existenzkrise.

Brillante studentessa di provincia vincitrice del soggiorno offerto da una rivista di moda, a New York Esther si sente «come un cavallo da corsa in un mondo senza piste». Intorno a lei, l'America spietata, borghese e maccartista degli anni Cinquanta: una vera e propria campana di vetro che nel proteggerla le toglie a poco a poco l'aria. L'alternativa sarà abbandonarsi al fascino soave della morte o lasciarsi invadere la mente dalle onde azzurre dell'elettroshock. Fortemente autobiografico, La campana di vetro narra con agghiacciante semplicità le insipienze, le crudeltà incoscienti, gli assurdi tabù che spezzano un'adolescenza presa nell'ingranaggio stritolante della normalità che ignora la poesia.

In den Erzählungen von Sylvia Plath, die zwischen 1949 und 1962 entstanden, reflektiert sie ihr Leben im Amerika der vierziger Jahre. Die Geschichten handeln von Frauen, die zwischen Lebensfreude und Melancholie schwanken, ihre Träume verfolgen und mit der Realität konfrontiert werden, wobei sie eindrucksvoll ihre Kindheit, erste Flirts und traumatische Erlebnisse schildert.

Эстер Гринвуд получает возможность стажироваться в модном женском журнале в Нью-Йорке. Она уверена: ей под силу покорить этот город и осуществить свою заветную мечту - стать писательницей. Но за красивым фасадом - показы мод, коктейльные вечеринки, знакомства с интересными людьми - скрываются равнодушие окружающих и проблемы новой, "взрослой", жизни. И очень скоро Эстер понимает, что начинает терять контроль над собой, все больше погружаясь в одиночество и депрессию.

Nachdem sie ihrem Leben ein Ende gesetzt hatte, wurde Sylvia Plath fast ausschließlich als Leidende wahrgenommen, als unglücklich Liebende, als verlassene junge Mutter. Doch schon lange bevor ihre Ehe scheiterte und sie ihren berühmten Gedichtzyklus Ariel schrieb, hat sie in ihrem Werk mit dem Thema Liebe experimentiert: bald humorvoll, bald traurig, übermütig-kapriziös, sprachspielerisch und witzig so gut wie kühl-analytisch. Ihre Vorstellungskraft ließ sie in Rollen schlüpfen, Situationen durchspielen und Geschichten erzählen. Ihre schönsten Liebesgedichte sind in dieser zweisprachigen Ausgabe versammelt und werden zum Großteil erstmals in deutscher Übersetzung präsentiert.

Terugblik van een jonge vrouw op een crisisperiode die zij op 19-jarige leeftijd doormaakte en waarin zij ingrijpende psychiatrische behandelingen moest ondergaan.

Výber básní a úryvkov z denníkových záznamov z kníh The Collected Poems (1981) a The Journals of Sylvia Plath (1982). Kniha tiež obsahuje stručné kalendárium a niekoľko fotografií z autorkinho života. Vybrala, preložila a doslov napísala Mila Haugová.