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Sylvia Plath ( / plæθ /; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her suicide in 1963.
Oct 27, 1999 · Sylvia Plath. Pseudonym: Victoria Lucas. Born: October 27, 1932, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Died: February 11, 1963, London, England (aged 30) Awards And Honors: Pulitzer Prize (1982) Notable Works: “Ariel” “Crossing the Water” “Daddy” “Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams” “Lady Lazarus” “Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom” “The Bell Jar”
Sylvia Plath | Poetry Foundation. Back to Previous. Sylvia Plath. 1932–1963. Bettmann / Getty Images. Sylvia Plath was one of the most dynamic and admired poets of the 20th century. By the time she took her life at the age of 30, Plath already had a following in the literary community.
Apr 3, 2014 · (1932-1963) Who Was Sylvia Plath? Sylvia Plath was an American novelist and poet. Plath met and married British poet Ted Hughes, although the two later split. The depressive Plath committed...
Sylvia Plath. 1932 –. 1963. Read poems by this poet. Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother, Aurelia Schober, was a master’s student at Boston University when she met Plath’s father, Otto Plath, who was her professor. They were married in January of 1932.
Chief among those female artists who have become defined by their suicide is the US poet and novelist Sylvia Plath, who died on 11 February 1963. Since then, her name has become a by-word for...
Dec 11, 2019 · Updated on December 11, 2019. Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and writer of short stories. Her most notable achievements came in the genre of confessional poetry, which often reflected her intense emotions and her battle with depression.
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