Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath
noun
United States writer and poet (1932-1963)
Syn: ↑Plath
Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author, ↑poet

* * *

Sylvia Plath [Sylvia Plath]
(1932–63) a US writer who lived in Britain. She is considered one of the most important poets of her generation. Her work is very personal and towards the end of her life she often wrote about death. She was a brilliant student and moved to England to study at ↑Cambridge University. In 1956 she married the British ↑poet Ted Hughes. She suffered from depression, and in 1963 she killed herself. After her death, collections of her poems were published, including Ariel (1965) and Collected Poems (1981), which won the ↑Pulitzer Prize. She also wrote a novel, The Bell Jar (1963) which was based on her own life and personal experiences. In 1998 Ted Hughes published a book of poems, Birthday Letters, about their relationship. A film, Sylvia, was made about the couple in 2003.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sylvia Plath — (* 27. Oktober 1932 in Jamaica Plain bei Boston, Massachusetts; † 11. Februar 1963 in Primrose Hill, London) war eine US amerikanische Schriftstellerin. Als Plaths Hauptwerk gilt ihre Lyrik, insbesondere der nachgelassene Lyrikband Ariel, sowie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sylvia Plath — Sylvia Plath, née le 27 octobre 1932 à Jamaica Plain, dans la banlieue de Boston, et morte le 11 février 1963 à Londres, est une écrivaine américaine ayant produit essentiellement des poèmes, mais aussi un roman, des nouvelles …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sylvia Plath — Nacimiento 27 de octubre de 1932 Boston, Massachusetts Defunción 11 de febrero de 1963 30 años Londres, Inglaterra Ocupación …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sylvia Plath — (27 de octubre de 1932 – 11 de febrero de 1963) fue una poetisa, prosista y ensayista estadounidense …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sylvia Plath — (27. oktober 1932 1963), amerikansk lyriker …   Danske encyklopædi

  • Sylvia Plath — Infobox Writer name = Sylvia Plath imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthdate = birth date|1932|10|27|mf=y birthplace = Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States deathdate = death date and age|1963|2|11|1932|10|27|mf=y deathplace = London,… …   Wikipedia

  • Sylvia Plath Hughes — Sylvia Plath (* 27. Oktober 1932 in Jamaica Plain bei Boston, Massachusetts; † 11. Februar 1963 in Primrose Hill, London) war eine US amerikanische Lyrikerin und Prosaistin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Rezeption …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sylvia Plath — ➡ Plath * * * …   Universalium

  • Sylvia Plath effect — The Sylvia Plath effect is a term coined by psychologist James C. Kaufman in 2001. It refers to the phenomenon that creative writers are more susceptible to mental illness, though Kaufman s studies demonstrated that female poets were more likely… …   Wikipedia

  • Sylvia Plath — (1932 1963) United States poet, author of The Bell Jar, wife of British poet Ted Hughes …   English contemporary dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”