Ariel
4.1
(14 ratings)128 pages1999Harper Perennial Modern ClassicsISBN 9780060931728
About this book
<p>Sylvia Plath's famous collection, as she intended it.</p> <p>When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolific life but also her unpublished literary masterpiece, Ariel. When her husband, Ted Hughes, first brought this collection to life, it garnered worldwide acclaim, though it wasn't the draft Sylvia had wanted her readers to see. This facsimile edition restores, for the first time, Plath's original manuscript -- including handwritten notes -- and her own selection and arrangement of poems. This edition also includes in facsimile the complete working drafts of her poem "Ariel," which provide a rare glimpse into the creative process of a beloved writer. This publication introduces a truer version of Plath's works, and will no doubt alter her legacy forever.</p><p>This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial Modern Classics
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN
- 9780060931728
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, children's author, and short story author. Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1932 and educated at Smith College and Newham College, Cambridge. There she met the poet Ted Hughs, whom she married in 1956. The couple settled permanently in England, and they had two children, a son and a daughter, before separating in 1962. She suffered from clinical depression for most of her adulthood, and lost her life to it in 1963.
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