Sylvia Plath: En introduktion

People who made a difference

My topic: Sylvia Plath

Why did I choose this topic?

Books I’ve read

A personal interest

Who was Sylvia Plath?

Confessional poet

Active in the early 60’s

Born October 27 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts

Attended Smith College in 1950

Guest editorship at Mademoiselle

Scholarship to Cambridge

Ted Hughes

Frieda and Nicholas

Encouraged to write about personal experience

The Colossus (1961)

The Bell Jar (1963)

Died 11 February 1963

Ariel (1965)

3. How did she make a difference?

One of the best poets of her generation

Most important female poet of the 20th century

The feminist movement

A personal difference

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath (4 ns)

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/feb/08/sylvia-plath-reflections-on-her-legacy (3 ns)

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/this-weeks-big-questions-what-is-sylvia-plaths-legacy-is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-good-divorce-8497335.html (1 ns)

http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/why-the-plath-legacy-lives/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 (2 ns)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmamNSa3sP8 (documentary)