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Loading... The Journals of Sylvia Plath {abridged}by Sylvia Plath
  
No current Talk conversations about this book.  mahallett | May 24, 2019 |    ) AliceAnna | Oct 21, 2014 | Plath appears extremely critical of her work and others. She constantly strives for perfection in her work and gives the impression that she thought more about the act of writing than actually did. This of course is not so. The latter part of the journal appears more rambling, incoherent in parts and possibly give us a glimpse of her in her most depressed state of mind during this period. As with any journal, this is a thought process at work. Ideas, feelings and emotions jumbled up and sometimes forming a stream of consciousness allowing the reader to catch the, often, scathing inner thoughts of Plath. The journal was edited by Ted Hughes who, by his own admission, tried to include what seemed "the most important elements relating to her work, her inner life, and her valiant struggle to find herself and her voice". As a result, a lot of material had been omitted. Hughes states in the 'Editor's Note' that; "There are quite a few nasty bits missing - Plath had a very sharp tongue and tended to use it on nearly everybody...So, some of the more devastating comments are missing'. This is understandable in some ways, protecting those who may be attacked in a book that was probably never intended for publishing by Plath. However, all omissions are subjective to the editor and I feel that there are missing pieces to the essential part of Plath's character that made up who she was. But maybe that is as it should be. Overall an interesting insight and a book I found inspiring (to write) and one that had me hooked from beginning to end. I can't help thinking however, what the missing bits are.... (  ) lilywren | Jul 5, 2009 | in a wider look don't let yourself easily call poets, "oooh...such a poor creature.." at least read a journal of them! shahabodin | Feb 5, 2009 | ) xmaystarx | Jun 19, 2007 | no reviews | add a review
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. No library descriptions found. |
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very good for a diary but so sad and it's hard not to be angry with her when she has 2 children in 2 years and then kills herself. I don't know why all these mentally ill people think that children will solve their problems(not create more). plus they pass on their suicide gene. (