Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, The Colossus and Other Poems (1960) and Ariel (1965), as well as The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her suicide in 1963. The Collected Poems was published in 1981, which included previously unpublished works. For this collection Plath was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1982, making her the fourth to receive this honour posthumously.
Books by Sylvia Plath
3 books available
Ariel
by Sylvia Plath
4.2(53,592)
Sylvia Plath's posthumous collection, Ariel, unleashes raw emotion and direct introspection, confirming her as a poet of deep psychological insight and lasting power.
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
4.0(591,175)
In the suffocating grip of 1950s expectations, a brilliant young woman's descent into mental illness is painted with such vivid, internal clarity that her 'insanity' feels terrifyingly rational and inevitable.
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
by Sylvia Plath
4.3(16,632)
Sylvia Plath's complete journals show her literary ambition, personal struggles, and battle against inner demons, giving a window into the mind of a poetic genius.