Sylvia Plathová bola americká spisovateľka poézie, noviel, poviedok a krátkych príbehov.
Po rozchode s manželom, pár dní pred smrťou, napísala Sylvia Plathová, vydatá za anglického básnika Teda Hughesa, báseň, podľa ktorej je pomenovaný výber z jej diela. Jej poézia je predovšetkým výrazom osobného pocitu prelínania života a smrti. Z anglického originálu vybrala, preložila a kalendárium života a diela zostavila Mila Haugová.
Výber básní a úryvkov z denníkových záznamov z kníh The Collected Poems (1981) a The Journals of Sylvia Plath (1982). Kniha tiež obsahuje stručné kalendárium a niekoľko fotografií z autorkinho života. Vybrala, preložila a doslov napísala Mila Haugová.
Esther Greenwoodová, výborná a talentovaná študentka literatúry, odchádza do New Yorku na stáž. Pobyt vo veľkomeste výrazne zapôsobí na jej krehkú psychiku: pocit nečakanej slobody v nej zápasí s výchovou vštepeným pocitom zodpovednosti. Ester túži byť sama sebou a zároveň nechce sklamaťočakávania blízkych. Návrat domov jej psychický stav zhorší, navyše ju neprijmú do kurzu tvorivého písania, po čom veľmi túžila. Matka ju donúti vyhľadať psychiatrickú pomoc. Napriek terapii Esther upadá a má pocit, akoby „uviazla pod skleneným zvonom a lapala po vzduchu“.
»Meist sind Betten, Betten / für den Schlaf und für die Ruh / Die besten Betten aber sind: / Viel interessanter – hör mal zu.« Ein Lesevergnügen von Sylvia Plath, nicht nur nachts zu lesen, für: Schlafmützen, Nachtschwärmer, Langschläfer, Schlafwandler, Morgenmuffel, Siebenschläfer, Tagträumer, Kuschelbären, Prinzessinnen auf der Erbse...
Sylvia Plath began keeping a diary as a young child. By the time she was at Smith College, when this book begins, she had settled into a nearly daily routine with her journal, which was also a sourcebook for her writing. Plath once called her journal her “Sargasso,” her repository of imagination, “a litany of dreams, directives, and imperatives,” and in fact these pages contain the germs of most of her work. Plath’s ambitions as a writer were urgent and ultimately all-consuming, requiring of her a heat, a fantastic chaos, even a violence that burned straight through her. The intensity of this struggle is rendered in her journal with an unsparing clarity, revealing both the frequent desperation of her situation and the bravery with which she faced down her demons. Written in electrifying prose, The Journals of Sylvia Plath provide unique insight, and are essential reading for all those who have been moved and fascinated by Plath’s life and work.
Features poems such as 'Lady Lazarus', 'Daddy', 'Edge' and 'Paralytic', which were all written between the publication in 1960 of Sylvia Plath's first book, The Colossus, and her death in 1963.
A children's story by Sylvia Plath which was found in manuscript form after her death. Max Nix lives with his mama and papa and six brothers in a small village called Winkelburg. Max longs for a suit - not just a workaday suit, but one for doing everything. One day, a mysterious parcel arrives.
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the writers who defined the course of twentieth-century poetry. Her vivid, daring and complex poetry continues to captivate new generations of readers and writers. In the Letters, we discover the art of Plath's correspondence, most of which has never before been published and is here presented unabridged, without revision, so that she speaks directly in her own words. Refreshingly candid and offering intimate details of her personal life, Plath is playful, too, entertaining a wide range of addressees, including family, friends and professional contacts, with inimitable wit and verve. The letters document Plath's extraordinary literary development: the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and journalism. Her endeavour to publish in a variety of genres had mixed receptions, but she was never dissuaded. Through acceptance of her work, and rejection, Plath strove to stay true to her creative vision. Well-read and curious, she offers a fascinating commentary on contemporary culture. Leading Plath scholars Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil, editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research. Alongside a selection of photographs and Plath's own line-drawings, the editors masterfully contextualise what the pages disclose. This selection of early correspondence marks the key moments of Plath's adolescence, including childhood hobbies and high school boyfriends; her successful but turbulent undergraduate years at Smith College; the move to England and Cambridge University; and her meeting and marrying Ted Hughes, including a trove of unseen letters post-honeymoon, revealing their extraordinary creative partnership.
The second volume of this landmark edition of Sylvia Plath's correspondence.
The collection showcases the powerful and poignant verse of a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, known for her intense emotional depth and artistic brilliance. Through brutally honest self-exploration, the poems—such as "Lady Lazarus" and "Daddy"—reflect personal tragedy while resonating with universal themes. Plath's work continues to shape contemporary poetry, leaving a lasting impact with its raw intensity and vivid imagery.
