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Sylvia Plath

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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American poet and writer (1932–1963)

Born 27 October 1932
Died 11 February 1963

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  • Cover of: Watch For The Light: Readings For Advent And Christmas
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American poet and writer (1932–1963)

Born 27 October 1932
Died 11 February 1963

Subjects

Fiction, Poetry (poetic works by one author), American literature, Children's fiction, Drama, short story, Plath, sylvia, 1932-1963, American poetry, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, short stories, American drama, Classic Literature, Satanism, Young men, freedom, meaning of love, selfhood, Mothers and daughters, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Brothers and sisters, Families

Places

Massachusetts, Mallard residence, Jefferson, England, Mississippi, Missouri, New England, Saint Louis, Salem Village, United States, Yoknapatawpha County, Araby, Araby bazaar, Boston, New York, North Richmond Street, Wall Street, Alabama, Milford meeting house, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, Calcutta, China, Eastern Europe

People

Brently Mallard, Devil, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Sylvia Plath, Amanda Wingfield, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Homer Barron, Jim O'Connor, Laura Wingfield, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Tom Wingfield, Bartleby, Cicero, Elizabeth, Fortunato, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Lady Fortunato

Time

19th century, 1600s, Antebellum era, 20th century, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Carnival, 1692, 1861-65, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1912, 1950s, 1953, Civil War, December, carnival

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Alternative names

  • Victoria Lucas
  • Lucas, Victoria [Plath, Sylvia]

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May 1, 2025 Edited by Drini merge authors
August 25, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong names
August 25, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
June 19, 2021 Edited by Lisa merge authors
January 10, 2021 Edited by Lisa merge authors