![]() ![]() They are a significant contribution to our understanding of Plath and Plath scholarship. ![]() It is because of this confusion between the two, that the Unabridged Journals bear the burden of illumination. Despite the fact that she wrote from the emotional realities of her life, one cannot stress enough, how important it is to separate the person from the creative result. But the speaker in her poetry is just as multidimensional as Plath was herself. Many admirers make the mistake of imagining Plath to be a Phaedra-a spurned woman, a dangerous woman, and a victim. Even admiring lenses can cloud one's judgment. Although, beware, her work is seen through many lenses. However, if you believe Plath is one of the more important poets of the 20th century and that she's had a lasting effect on lyric poetry, one cannot deny the import of her work. By announcing your admiration for Plath, you may find yourself under suspicion for morbidity, bad taste, and even doctrinaire feminism. ![]() Quite instinctively, one knows the implications that may be drawn when acknowledging a liking for her poetry. Unfortunately, her personal life, and the circumstances surrounding her death have had an adverse effect on how she is read. Those who have championed her work find they do so at personal cost. The Problem of Sylvia Plath, Her Poetry, and the Necessity of Her Journalsīecause of her suicide at the age of 30, many critics have labeled her either immature or hysterical-while other critics have taken it upon themselves to defend her integrity. ![]()
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