A literary event… The book has a raw immediacy that will only add to Plath’s iconic reputation.”— Harpers & Queens I find it particularly interesting to note Plath’s thoughts and emotions as these events occur, although they are not pointedly mentioned! i2319814x |b1010001804949 |das |g- |m |h5 |x0 |t0 |i0 |j18 |k010702 |n03-01-2016 18:35 |o- |aPS3566.L27 Z469 2000 i44723623 |b1030002442727 |dcml |g- |m |h6 |x0 |t0 |i8 |j18 |k050509 |n09-10-2019 18:22 |o- |aPS3566 .L27 Z469 2000

There are quotes from her journal that decribe in dark detail the feelings that I am sure many women feel as they are on their own for the first time, falling in love, broken hearted, scared of failure, married, alone... I decided I was going to read this for two reasons: Sylvia Plath intrigued me; and I need to write better journal entries. wow, I guess I really took my time to finish this book. no, I mean... I reaAAAlly took my time – Goodreads is telling me I started reading it in April 2018, and have only managed to finish it in August 2020; and what a ride this has been!! A genuine literary event.... Plath's journals contain marvels of discovery." — The New York Times Book Review Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fulbright scholarship, where she met and later married Ted Hughes.i94033596 |b1070003377510 |dflgmn |g- |m231117 |h16 |x1 |t1 |i5 |j18 |k150516 |n10-31-2022 22:26 |o- |aPS3566.L27 |rZ471 2000

aPlath, Sylvia. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032880 |vDiaries. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001602 The complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath-essential reading for anyone who has been moved and fascinated by the poet's life and work. One sees the struggles she endured, in her daily life, as an imperfect person in the pursuit of her art. And it is "One Art," like Bishop's art, in its own way, so precisely crafted and yet as soon as it is mastered—lost. Sylvia Plath's journals were originally published in 1982 in a heavily abridged version authorized by Plath's husband, Ted Hughes. This new edition is an exact and complete transcription of the diaries Plath kept during the last twelve years of her life. Sixty percent of the book is material that has never before been made public, more fully revealing the intensity of the poet's personal and literary struggles, and providing fresh insight into both her frequent desperation and the bravery with which she faced down her demons. The complete Journals of Sylvia Plath is essential reading for all who have been moved and fascinated by Plath's life and work.I lapped up Plath’s vivid, colorful, emotive prose. Her descriptions overflow with perfectly chosen details. I was looking for beautiful, lyrical prose and I got it. Of course, not in every line. Plath’s prose goes up and down, along with her moods. Plath was diagnosed as being clinically depressed for much of her adult life. She underwent electroconvulsive therapy and consulted psychiatrists. All along the way, I sensed in her writing her emotional state.

Many admirers make the mistake of imagining Plath to be a Phaedra--a spurned woman, a dangerous woman, and a victim. But the speaker in her poetry is just as multidimensional as Plath was herself. Despite the fact that she wrote from the emotional realities of her life, one cannot stress enough, how important it is to separate the person from the creative result.I spent a lot of time in between these dips and dives pondering how they came to be. I feel strongly that is how Plath’s mind worked and I can relate on some level to it. Some days I wake in a get shit done mood and others I am more focused on just being, which means drifting from thought to thought and randomly focusing on minute details of inconsequential things. I think this is truly why I was so bothered by this book and why I had to work slowly through her journal entries. To tear yourself down for not meeting goals is one thing, to see another person doing it to themselves is quite another. Book Genre: Autobiography, Biography, Biography Memoir, Classics, Diary, Health, Journal, Memoir, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Nonfiction, Poetry

she died when she was 30. She committed suicide by suffocating herself to death. She couldn't find her own ability to stand up, but she helped me find mine. It is true that that the facts of her death are what finally propelled Sylvia Plath into literary eminence—she published little during her lifetime and was largely unknown outside of poetic circles. It is also true that her own fascination with psychoanalysis, alongside a tumultuous relationship with husband and would-be Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, marks her as a subject of much intrigue. However, I find it perverse how she is seen primarily through her tragedy; her person interchangeable with a sense of macabre victimhood. I love Plath, but it is her life that I'm drawn to rather than her death. Although Plath's mythology may at times be off-putting due to a kind of forcefulness and rancor, it is a distinct voice full of human emotion. The world she creates is recognizable, but only as far as a dream may be recognizable. In truth, what we encounter cannot be Plath herself. Her final poetry is a brilliant invention, prepared by a writer in pursuit of her very best.

A genuine literary event…. Plath’s journals contain marvels of discovery.” — The New York Times Book Review