The Bell Jar

Title: The Bell Jar See all items with this value
Creator: Plath, Sylvia See all items with this value
Date Created: 1963
Relation: The Wars Within / "The Bell Jar"; Kalev Adler's Audio Reflection on "The Wars Within"
Contributor: Adler, Kalev
Description: Sylvia Plath’s semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, is the sole novel by the renowned American poet and writer. The haunting work explores the complexities of mental illness and the profound impact of societal norms on the human psyche. Plath, drawing heavily from her own experiences, chronicles struggles with depression, suicidal attempts, and time spent in psychiatric institutions through the vessel of Esther Greenwood, the protagonist. The Bell Jar emerged from Plath’s desire to articulate her descent into madness and the suffocating constraints of mid-20th-century societal expectations in America. Published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas only a month before her tragic suicide at the age of 30 in 1963, the novel remains a powerful and unsettling exploration of mental health. While deeply personal, the narrative reflects Plath’s subjective interpretation of events, shaped by memory and artistic expression, making it both intensely intimate and profoundly universal.

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Kalev Adler's Audio Reflection on "The Wars Within"	Sound
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