Abstract
The study of Sylvia Plath's poetry sheds light on the various approaches that can be used to read the crisis of the self in Plath's poetry. It reveals the latent power and talent of a woman poet who fought against the male tradition to express her voice and demand full recognition. Plath's late poems can be approached in different ways. The thesis examines the existential dilemma of the modern poet in a world of confusion and the psychology of defense against death and suffering in the feminist struggle against the other. These approaches are used to account for the richness and strength of Plath's poetry. Plath's life circumstances are shown to have provided her with a unique understanding of herself and to have provided her with material for her confessional poetry. This study allows us to see Plath through a new dimension that combines elements from various disciplines in order to demonstrate that her work is inseparable from the life of the poet.
School
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
English & Comparative Literature Department
Degree Name
MA in English & Comparative Literature
Date of Award
Winter 2-22-2006
Online Submission Date
12-5-2005
First Advisor
William Melaney
Committee Member 1
Gian Balsamo
Committee Member 2
Stephannie Gearhart
Document Type
Thesis
Extent
46 leaves
Library of Congress Subject Heading 1
Feminist poetry.
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APA Citation
Mohamed, R. S.
(2006).Sylvia Plath and the crisis of the self: a feminist reading of the late poetry [Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/retro_etds/1928
MLA Citation
Mohamed, Rania Salah. Sylvia Plath and the crisis of the self: a feminist reading of the late poetry. 2006. American University in Cairo, Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/retro_etds/1928
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Call Number
Thesis 2005/83
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