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Originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963, the novel is supposedly semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The book is often regarded as a roman à clef because the protagonist's descent into mental illness parallels Plath's experiences with what may have been clinical depression or bipolar II ...
- Sylvia Plath, Frances Monson McCullough, Lois Ames
- 244
- 1963
- January 1963
Jan 19, 2013 · When The Bell Jar was first published in January 1963, it appeared under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, because, according to Sigmund, the author did not want to upset Aurelia or other people...
May 3, 2024 · The Bell Jar, novel by Sylvia Plath, first published in January 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas and later released posthumously under her real name. The work, a thinly veiled autobiography, chronicles a young woman’s mental breakdown and eventual recovery, while also exploring societal expectations of women in the 1950s.
- Sylvia Plath, Frances Monson McCullough, Lois Ames
- 1963
Oct 27, 1999 · 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” “The Collected Poems”
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- Why is Sylvia Plath important?Sylvia Plath was an American writer whose best-known works, including the poems “Daddy” and “Lady Lazarus” and the novel The Bell Jar, starkly expr...
- What was Sylvia Plath’s early life like?Sylvia Plath published her first poem at age eight. She entered and won many literary contests. She first sold a poem, to The Christian Science Mon...
- Where did Sylvia Plath study?Sylvia Plath entered Smith College on a scholarship in 1951. She achieved considerable artistic, academic, and social success, but she also suffere...
- When was Sylvia Plath married?In 1956 Sylvia Plath married the English poet Ted Hughes; they had two children. The couple separated in 1962 after Hughes had an affair. Hughes co...
- What awards did Sylvia Plath win?The Collected Poems, which included many previously unpublished poems, appeared in 1981 and received the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, which made...
Apr 3, 2014 · Plath published the novel under the pseudonym, Victoria Lucas. She also created the poems that would make up the collection Ariel (1965), which was released after her death. Plath committed...
May 5, 2015 · William Heinemann published The Bell Jar in London on 14 January 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, a strategy inspired by her desire to spare the feelings of both her mother and a number...
Plath, Sylvia (1932–1963) Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet, novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. Name variations: (pseudonym) Victoria Lucas. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 27, 1932; committed suicide in London, England, on February 11, 1963; first child of Otto Plath and Aurelia Schober Plath, both professors at Boston ...
