The Life and Works of Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath, a renowned American poet, novelist, and short-story writer, led a tumultuous life filled with literary accomplishments and personal struggles. From her iconic poetry collections to her semi-autobiographical novel "The Bell Jar," Plath's work continues to resonate with readers worldwide. Despite her tragic end, her legacy remains a beacon of artistic brilliance and emotional depth.

• Sylvia Plath
• American poet
• novelist
• literature
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1. Sylvia Plath [/pl /] ( October 27, 1932- February 11, 1963 ) I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again. -Mad Girl's Love Song

2. Life (1) was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer Bradford Senior High School Smith College Fulbright scholarship to study at Newnham College, Cambridge University

3. Life (2) in childhood lived in Boston, Winthrop and Wellesley, MA suffered from depression 1956- marriage with the English poet Ted Hughes had two children Frieda and Nicholas

4. Writing Prose and novel: 1963-The Bell Jar under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas 1975- Letters Home: Correspondence 1950 1963 Poetry: 1960-The Colossus and Other Poems 1965-Ariel 1971-Crossing the Water, Winter Trees 1981-The Collected Poems

5. Points of interest Awards: Glascock Prize (1955) Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1982) The Collected Poems Sylvia's mother was approximately 21 years younger than her husband loved a Welsh poet Dylan Thomas "more than life itself" Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.

6. Resources Quotes: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/sylvia_plath.html#Y4ZVshhb8 Xvoex4H.99 http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4379.Sylvia_Plath Images: http://41.media.tumblr.com/db2a0d0e8be0c8b36cacd303e6ba700d/tumblr_ myns30AwD11rvwnumo1_500.jpg http://www.brainpickings.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hughesplath.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/Sylvia_plath.jpg http://www.literaryladiesguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sylvia- plath-1.jpg http://www.amazon.com/Ariel-Facsimile-Manuscript-Reinstating- Arrangement/dp/0060732601/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515JNXDM1QL.jpg http://writingwomendotorg.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/plathhughes2013.j pg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/sylvia-plath