The Bell Jar

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| Author:

Sylvia Plath

| Language:

English

| Format:

Hardback

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Author:

Sylvia Plath

Language:

English

Format:

Hardback

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‘Remember, if you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.

A profoundly compelling semi-autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath that delves into the complex world of mental health and the societal pressures faced by women in the 1950s, The Bell Jar centres around Esther Greenwood, a young woman who is both talented and successful but finds herself spiralling into a deep depression as she struggles to find her identity in a world that often seems suffocating and conformist.

The novel is celebrated for its sharp insight into the issues of mental illness, particularly in how it’s perceived and treated. Plath’s portrayal of Esther’s descent into mental illness is both harrowing and deeply personal. The title is a metaphor for Esther’s suffocation, mirroring her feelings of being trapped under a bell jar, cut off from the world, and unable to breathe.

It’s a timeless story that resonates with themes of self-discovery, resilience, and personal freedom.

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‘Remember, if you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.

A profoundly compelling semi-autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath that delves into the complex world of mental health and the societal pressures faced by women in the 1950s, The Bell Jar centres around Esther Greenwood, a young woman who is both talented and successful but finds herself spiralling into a deep depression as she struggles to find her identity in a world that often seems suffocating and conformist.

The novel is celebrated for its sharp insight into the issues of mental illness, particularly in how it’s perceived and treated. Plath’s portrayal of Esther’s descent into mental illness is both harrowing and deeply personal. The title is a metaphor for Esther’s suffocation, mirroring her feelings of being trapped under a bell jar, cut off from the world, and unable to breathe.

It’s a timeless story that resonates with themes of self-discovery, resilience, and personal freedom.

About Author

Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Massachusetts. Her books include the poetry collections The Colossus, Crossing the Water, Winter Trees, Ariel, and The Collected Poems, which won the Pulitzer Prize. Plath is credited with being a pioneer of the 20th-century style of writing called confessional poetry. Her poem "Daddy" is one of the best-known examples of this genre. In 1963, Plath's semi-autobiographic novel The Bell Jar was published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas"; it was reissued in 1966 under her own name. A complete and uncut facsimile edition of Ariel was published in 2004 with her original selection and arrangement of poems. She was married to the poet Ted Hughes, with whom she had a daughter, Frieda, and a son, Nicholas. She died in London in 1963.