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Sylvia Plath

  • Victoria Lucas
27 ottobre 1932 – 11 febbraio 1963
Sylvia Plath
The Journals of Sylvia Plath
Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume II
Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume I: 1940-1956
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  • Sylvia Plath, una delle voci più potenti e limpide della letteratura americana del Novecento, dopo la tragica morte avvenuta nel 1963, a trentun anni, divenne rapidamente e a lungo rimase un simbolo delle rivendicazioni femministe. Nella sua breve e tormentata vita la Plath, educata ai rigidi valori della società statunitense, riuscì a compiere ciò che a pochi poeti è stato dato: coniugare potenza espressiva e realizzazione estrema di sé, evadendo dalle sbarre imposte dalla condizione di "moglie" e anzi trovando proprio in questo tentativo di superamento la suprema forza creativa. Nei suoi versi il tono è assoluto, ogni parola, e ciò che essa rappresenta, non potrebbe essere altrimenti: "suono e senso" scrive il poeta premio Nobel Seamus Heaney nel brano che introduce questo volume "si alzano come una marea dalla lingua per trascinare l'espressione individuale su una corrente più forte e profonda di quanto l'individuo potesse prevedere". Durante tutto il percorso lirico della Plath, e fino alle composizioni di "Ariel", l'ultima raccolta scritta, istanze psicologiche, biografiche e poetiche si fondono con un tono di libertà e perentorietà unico, un senso di urgenza e spontaneità che emerge dalla disciplina di metro, metafore, rime con la potenza di un fiat, con l'euforia di una mente che crea e supera il dolore personale, fino ad approdare a un sentimento stupefatto, meravigliato dell'esistere.

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  • Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the writers who defined the course of twentieth-century poetry. Her vivid, daring and complex poetry continues to captivate new generations of readers and writers. In the Letters, we discover the art of Plath's correspondence, most of which has never before been published and is here presented unabridged, without revision, so that she speaks directly in her own words. Refreshingly candid and offering intimate details of her personal life, Plath is playful, too, entertaining a wide range of addressees, including family, friends and professional contacts, with inimitable wit and verve. The letters document Plath's extraordinary literary development: the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and journalism. Her endeavour to publish in a variety of genres had mixed receptions, but she was never dissuaded. Through acceptance of her work, and rejection, Plath strove to stay true to her creative vision. Well-read and curious, she offers a fascinating commentary on contemporary culture. Leading Plath scholars Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil, editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research. Alongside a selection of photographs and Plath's own line-drawings, the editors masterfully contextualise what the pages disclose. This selection of early correspondence marks the key moments of Plath's adolescence, including childhood hobbies and high school boyfriends; her successful but turbulent undergraduate years at Smith College; the move to England and Cambridge University; and her meeting and marrying Ted Hughes, including a trove of unseen letters post-honeymoon, revealing their extraordinary creative partnership.

    Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume I: 1940-1956
  • Sylvia Plath began keeping a diary as a young child. By the time she was at Smith College, when this book begins, she had settled into a nearly daily routine with her journal, which was also a sourcebook for her writing. Plath once called her journal her “Sargasso,” her repository of imagination, “a litany of dreams, directives, and imperatives,” and in fact these pages contain the germs of most of her work. Plath’s ambitions as a writer were urgent and ultimately all-consuming, requiring of her a heat, a fantastic chaos, even a violence that burned straight through her. The intensity of this struggle is rendered in her journal with an unsparing clarity, revealing both the frequent desperation of her situation and the bravery with which she faced down her demons. Written in electrifying prose, The Journals of Sylvia Plath provide unique insight, and are essential reading for all those who have been moved and fascinated by Plath’s life and work.

    The Journals of Sylvia Plath
  • Plath: Poems

    Selected by Diane Wood Middlebrook

    • 256pagine
    • 9 ore di lettura

    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.

    Plath: Poems
  • Letters Home

    • 512pagine
    • 18 ore di lettura

    Sylvia Plath's letters, primarily to her mother, span from her time at Smith College in the early 1950s to her suicide in 1963. They reveal her ability for both domestic joy and literary fulfillment, while also hinting at her profound despair.

    Letters Home
  • 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.

    Ariel: The Restored Edition
  • 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.

    The Silent Woman