New Releases by Sylvia Plath

The complete edition of Sylvia Plath''s prose including much unpublished and previously uncollected material, edited by Peter K. Steinberg. The Collected Prose stands alongside the Journals (2000) and the two volume Letters (2017 and 2018) to support a more complete understanding of Sylvia Plath''s ambition and achievement as a writer. Expanding on the selection published as Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (1977), this volume draws together all of Sylvia Plath''s shorter prose, much of which is previously uncollected and unpublished. The volume embraces her experiments with the short story and pieces of non-fiction from the 1940s through to her more polished compositions of the fifties and early sixties, including fragments of fiction as well as her journalism and book reviews. Themes and associations become apparent as the volume offers new, intertextual ways of reading across Plath''s oeuvre, colouring and shading our understanding and appreciation of her extraordinary talent. From reviews of The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume I: 1940-1956 and Volume II: 1956-1963: ''Sylvia Plath was not only a great poet, she also forged some of the best prose of the twentieth century. . . she wrote letters of extraordinary wit and vivacity. Their publication is a major literary event.'' The Times ''These letters are by turns poignant, revelatory, banal, hilarious and self-absorbed, documenting as they do the changing moods, ambitions and intellectual and creative development of one of the twentieth century''s most celebrated poets. '' Evening Standard ''Such was the impact of [Plath''s] exploration of both inner and outer landscapes in staggeringly intense, brutal and lyrical language that her loss to the literary world has been mourned ever since.'' Financial Times

En el 60.o aniversario de su publicación original, la edición ilustrada por Sonia Pulido (Premio Nacional de Ilustración) rinde homenaje a una voz única de las letras norteamericanas. «Respiré profundamente y escuché el antiguo estribillo de mi corazón. Yo soy, yo soy, yo soy». Esta es la historia de una chica que tiene todo lo que una joven puede desear en el Nueva York de los años cincuenta: una carrera prometedora, un pretendiente que estudia medicina y toda una vida por delante. Esther Greenwood ha ganado una beca para trabajar en una revista de moda en la gran ciudad y siente que por fin podrá realizar su sueño de ser escritora. Pero entre cócteles, noches de fiesta y pilas de manuscritos descubre una sociedad que repudia las aspiraciones de las mujeres y su vida empieza a desmoronarse. Esther -alter ego de la autora- se encierra en sí misma, como si estuviera atrapada en una campana de cristal: respirando continuamente el mismo aire viciado y sin posibilidad de escapar. Sesenta años después de su publicación original, La campana de cristal se ha convertido en un clásico moderno, y las palabras de Plath conservan todo su impacto. Esta obra icónica, como dice Aixa de la Cruz en el prólogo, «viaja al presente como una corriente eléctrica y nos interpela de tú a tú, sin mediaciones». La crítica ha dicho: «Sylvia Plath no es un genio cualquiera, su sombra caliente rodea las gargantas de miles de lectores, de aspirantes a poeta y de adolescentes que quieren ser como ella: hermosa, fuerte, brutal [...]. Plath es un mito, sí. Plath es una musa. Plath es una marca que preside nuestras estanterías». Luna Miguel «La novela en clave dolorosamente gráfica de Sylvia Plath, en la que una mujer lucha por su propia identidad ante la presión social, es un texto esencial en el feminismo angloamericano». The Guardian «Mantiene su poder después de cinco décadas». The Telegraph «Sylvia Plath se convirtió para mucha gente en una figura extraliteraria, en una heroína de las contradicciones: alguien que se enfrentó al horror, con el que supo crear algo, pero que también la destruyó». The New Yorker «Esta novela contempla la locura del mundo y el mundo de la locura y nos fuerza a considerar el gran interrogante planteado en toda ficción verdaderamente realista: ¿qué es la realidad y cómo podemos enfrentarnos a ella?» The New York Times Books Review «Una obra de arte casi perfecta». Joyce Carol Oates

Cartas a mi madre recoge los pasos vacilantes y hermosos de una mujer que desfiló por la vida y el arte con pie de equilibrista, sabiendo que no había red capaz de protegerla. «Una crónica estremecedora de la lucha de una mujer por ser a la vez una artista innovadora y un modelo doméstico. Su poesía, ficción, diarios y cartas permanecerán siempre vivos, atrevidos, urgentes y electrizantes». Booklist Tan reveladoras como un diario, las cartas que Sylvia Plath dirigió a su madre cubren los años más importantes de su vida, desde el ingreso en la universidad, en 1950, hasta unos días antes de su suicidio, en 1963. Carta tras carta, en estas páginas se van perfilando las emociones y los sentimientos de una escritora que ya es un mito de la literatura contemporánea. Tras los primeros momentos de euforia juvenil, Sylvia fue madurando: la chica risueña pronto fue mujer, y en estos textos tan íntimos nos entrega el testimonio de sus años de convivencia con Ted Hughes, de su experiencia de la maternidad y de los momentos de angustia previos a su último y desesperado gesto. El cuerpo se esfuma, pero queda la palabra: Cartas a mi madre recoge los pasos vacilantes y hermosos de una mujer que desfiló por la vida y por el arte con pie de equilibrista, sabiendo a ciencia cierta que no había red capaz de protegerla. La crítica ha dicho... «Una brillante y conmovedora autobiografía en cartas. Sus epístolas resplandecen con frescas y sorprendentes revelaciones». Booklist «Pocos escritores han prestado tanta atención a los detalles cotidianos o entendido con precisa intuición qué conservar en su arte como lo ha hecho Plath. Un detalle puede parecer anodino a primera vista, pero aparece primero en un diario o un dibujo, y luego en una o más cartas. Su mente estaba brillantemente desconcertada, su energía recaía en lugares sorprendentes». The New Yorker «Este libro ofrece el relato de una angustia corriente que Plath transformó en algo extraordinario». Harper''s Magazine «Un retrato lleno de matices de una poeta icónica». Kirkus «Una crónica estremecedora de la lucha de una mujer por ser a la vez una artista innovadora y un modelo doméstico. Su poesía, ficción, diarios y cartas permanecerán siempre vivos, atrevidos, urgentes y electrizantes». Booklist «La correspondencia de la ahora icónica -y canónica- poetisa y novelista. Un retrato polifacético de una joven pensativa que podría haber alcanzado logros aún mayores de los que alcanzó. Un hito literario». Kirkus «El ritmo de sus frases, su humor amargo y la extravagante representación de su difícil situación revelan tanto a la artista en acción como a la mujer que sufre». Emily Cooke, BookForum

An American poet, novelist and short story writer, Sylvia Plath is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry. She is best known for her groundbreaking poetry collections, ‘The Colossus and Other Poems’ and ‘Ariel’, as well as her semi-autobiographical novel, published shortly before her suicide in 1963. A classic of modern fiction, ‘The Bell Jar’ starkly expresses a sense of alienation and self-destruction closely tied to the author’s personal experiences, exploring the societal restraints of women in mid-twentieth-century America. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. For the first time in publishing history, this volume presents Plath’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Plath’s life and works * Detailed introduction to Plath’s life and poetry * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Plath’s complete fiction — ‘The Bell Jar’ and her rare short stories * Features rare essays and letters — discover Plath’s literary breadth * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Sylvia Plath Brief Introduction: Sylvia Plath The Colossus and Other Poems (1960) Ariel (1965) Fiesta Melons (1971) Crossing the Water (1971) Winter Trees (1972) Uncollected Poems The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Verse Drama Three Women (1968) The Novel The Bell Jar (1963) The Short Stories The Short Stories of Sylvia Plath The Essays Miscellaneous Essays The Letters Letters Home: Correspondence 1950-1963 (1975)

»Novellerna spänner från att vara bra till briljanta. I de bästa har Plath en skarp blick för parrelationens strukturer och maktordning.« Betyg: 5 av 5 - Magnus Dahlerus, BTJ »En av det engelska språkets mest firade och kontroversiella efterkrigspoeter.« Margaret Atwood Sylvia Plaths liv, äktenskap och självmord är sedan länge mytologiserade, genom filmer, romaner och idealiserande kommentarer. I första hand är det poesin och romanen Glaskupan som ligger till grund för de idolbilder som gärna ställer sig i vägen för författarskapet. Plaths noveller är på gott och ont mindre kända; deras tematik - psykisk ohälsa, kvinnans plats i patriarkatet, äktenskapet - betraktades som kontroversiell av författarens samtid, och hon hade svårt att få dem publicerade. Här presenteras ett fylligt urval. I svensk översättning av Margareta Tegnemark, med ett nyskrivet förord av litteraturkritikern Björn Kohlström. SYLVIA PLATH föddes i Boston 1932. Efter att ha skrivit en avhandling om Fjodor Dostojevskij kom hon i mitten av 1950-talet till England som Fulbrightstipendiat. Debutboken The Colossus utkom 1960, men det var med den postuma utgåvan av Ariel 1965 som hennes rykte verkligen började växa. Under hela livet led Plath av svåra depressioner. Hon begick självmord 1963.

I bergen är en novell av Sylvia Plath, först publicerad 1954. Här i översättning av Margareta Tegnemark. SYLVIA PLATH föddes i Boston 1932. Efter att ha skrivit en avhandling om Fjodor Dostojevskij kom hon i mitten av 1950-talet till England som Fulbrightstipendiat. Debutboken The Colossus utkom 1960, men det var med den postuma utgåvan av Ariel 1965 som hennes rykte verkligen började växa. Under hela livet led Plath av svåra depressioner. Hon begick självmord 1963.

Önskelådan är en novell av Sylvia Plath, först publicerad 1956. Här i översättning av Margareta Tegnemark. SYLVIA PLATH föddes i Boston 1932. Efter att ha skrivit en avhandling om Fjodor Dostojevskij kom hon i mitten av 1950-talet till England som Fulbrightstipendiat. Debutboken The Colossus utkom 1960, men det var med den postuma utgåvan av Ariel 1965 som hennes rykte verkligen började växa. Under hela livet led Plath av svåra depressioner. Hon begick självmord 1963.

Johnny Panic och drömbibeln är en novell av Sylvia Plath, först publicerad 1958. Här i översättning av Margareta Tegnemark. SYLVIA PLATH föddes i Boston 1932. Efter att ha skrivit en avhandling om Fjodor Dostojevskij kom hon i mitten av 1950-talet till England som Fulbrightstipendiat. Debutboken The Colossus utkom 1960, men det var med den postuma utgåvan av Ariel 1965 som hennes rykte verkligen började växa. Under hela livet led Plath av svåra depressioner. Hon begick självmord 1963.

Våra kära döda är en novell av Sylvia Plath, först publicerad 1957. Här i översättning av Margareta Tegnemark. SYLVIA PLATH föddes i Boston 1932. Efter att ha skrivit en avhandling om Fjodor Dostojevskij kom hon i mitten av 1950-talet till England som Fulbrightstipendiat. Debutboken The Colossus utkom 1960, men det var med den postuma utgåvan av Ariel 1965 som hennes rykte verkligen började växa. Under hela livet led Plath av svåra depressioner. Hon begick självmord 1963.

År 1953 vinner 19-åriga Esther Greenwood en skrivtävling. Priset är en månads jobb på en modetidning i New York och Esther beskriver träffsäkert den nya värld hon hamnat i. Arbetet, festerna, människorna hon möter.När hon sedan kommer hem går luften ur henne. Hon har inte kommit in på skrivkursen som skulle ta henne bort från det sommarvarma Boston, vidare in i något bättre och ljusare. Efter ett självmordsförsök förs hon till sjukhus. En lång kamp mellan hennes framgångsrika dagsljusjag och hennes ångestfyllda nattjag har börjat.Glaskupan är Sylvia Plaths enda roman. Den gavs ut första gången 1963, då under pseudonymen Victoria Lucas.

With this startling, exhilarating book of poems, which was first published in 1960, Sylvia Plath burst into literature with spectacular force. In such classics as "The Beekeeper''s Daughter," "The Disquieting Muses," "I Want, I Want," and "Full Fathom Five," she writes about sows and skeletons, fathers and suicides, about the noisy imperatives of life and the chilly hunger for death. Graceful in their craftsmanship, wonderfully original in their imagery, and presenting layer after layer of meaning, the forty poems in The Colossus are early artifacts of genius that still possess the power to move, delight, and shock.

Reconocida por su obra poética, Sylvia Plath fue también una brillante escritora de prosa. Niño de la piedra con delfín forma parte de la colección de cuentos, ensayos y fragmentos de sus diarios, que destacan por su feroz concentración en el arte, la vitalidad de su inteligencia y los anhelos de su imaginación. En estos escritos se aprecia la temprana preocupación de Plath por los problemas derivados de las enfermedades mentales; los complejos procesos de la creatividad y, de manera destacada, una diversidad de temas que tienen la feminidad como eje central.

Sylvia Plath, una de las grandes poetas del siglo XX, llega a la colección «Poesía Portátil». Sylvia Plath es una de las poetas más admiradas del siglo XX. Sus versos, que a lo largo de los años han ido cobrando protagonismo especialmente después de que se quitara la vida a los treinta años, son un intento de expresar su desesperación y su obsesión por la muerte. Sus poemas se pueden considerar en gran parte autobiográficos y exploran su angustia mental, su problemático matrimonio con el también poeta Ted Hughes y los conflictos sin resolver con sus padres, así como la visión que tenía de ella misma. Tanto ella como su obra se ha ido perfilando hasta el día de hoy como uno de los grandes iconos del feminismo, y su poesía -en especial El coloso y el póstumo Ariel-, como objetos adorados, valiosas pruebas de que Sylvia Plath fue una de las grandes figuras de la literatura del pasado siglo. Después de más de cincuenta años de ser escritos, sus versos todavía contienen toda su intensidad, todo su dolor y toda su belleza. ------- « Entonces el cielo y yo conversamos abiertamente. Y seguro que seré más útil cuando al fin me tienda para siempre: entoncesquizá los árboles me toquen por una vez y las flores, finalmente, tengan tiempo para mí.» -------

“Engaging and revealing, The Letters of Sylvia Plath offers a captivating look into the life and inner thinking of one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.” — Paul Alexander, Washington Post The second volume in the definitive, complete collection of the letters of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Sylvia Plath, from the early years of her marriage to Ted Hughes to the final days leading to her suicide in 1963, many never before seen. One of the most talented and beloved poets, Sylvia Plath continues to fascinate and inspire the modern literary imagination. The tragedy of her untimely death at age thirty, almost fifty-five years ago, has left much unknown about her creative and personal life. In this remarkable second volume of the iconic poet and writer’s collected letters, the full range of Plath’s ambitions, talents, fears, and perspective is made visible through her own powerful words. As engaging as they are revealing, these remarkable letters cover the years from 1957 to 1963. They detail the last six tumultuous and prolific years of her life, covering her marriage to Ted Hughes, the births of her children Frieda and Nicholas, her early success, including the publication of the classic The Bell Jar, and her ongoing struggle with depression. The first compendium of its kind to include all of Plath’s letters from this period, The Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume 2 offers an intimate portrait of the writing life and mind of one of the most celebrated poets in literary history.

La poesia de Plath en una edició bilingüe traduïda i prologada per Montserrat Abelló. Sylvia Plath és una de les poetes més admirades i llegides i una icona del feminisme modern. El pas dels anys no ha fet més que augmentar el reconeixement de la seva obra. El volum Sóc vertical recull els poemes escrits per Sylvia Plath durant els seus anys de plenitud, del 1960 fins al 1963. En total, inclo cent dos poemes; tots els que es conserven escrits per la poeta durant l''època més fructífera, poc abans del suïcidi als trenta anys. La seva obra poètica va rebre el premi Pulitzer pòstumament. La traducció de Montserrat Abelló es manté fidel a l''original anglès, sense perdre ni un bri de la contundència sonora. Hi emergeix una veu poètica lliure, d''una bellesa pertorbadora.

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the writers that defined the course of twentieth-century poetry. Her vivid, daring and complex poetry continues to captivate new generations of readers and writers. In the Letters, we discover the art of Plath''s correspondence. Most has never before been published, and it is here presented unabridged, without revision, so that she speaks directly in her own words. Refreshingly candid and offering intimate details of her personal life, Plath is playful, too, entertaining a wide range of addressees, including family, friends and professional contacts, with inimitable wit and verve. The letters document Plath''s extraordinary literary development: the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and journalism. Her endeavour to publish in a variety of genres had mixed receptions, but she was never dissuaded. Through acceptance of her work, and rejection, Plath strove to stay true to her creative vision. Well-read and curious, she simultaneously offers a fascinating commentary on contemporary culture. Leading Plath scholar Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil, editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research. Alongside a selection of photographs and Plath''s own drawings, they masterfully contextualise what the pages disclose. This selection of later correspondence witnesses Plath and Hughes becoming major, influential contemporary writers, as it happened. Experiences recorded include first books and other publications; teaching; committing to writing full-time; travels; making professional acquaintances; settling in England; building a family; and buying a house. Throughout, Plath''s voice is completely, uniquely her own.

"The Bell Jar is a novel about the events of Sylvia Plath''s twentieth year; about how she tried to die, and how they stuck her together with glue. It is a fine novel, as bitter and remorseless as her last poems -- the kind of book Salinger''s Franny might have written about herself ten years later, if she had spent those ten years in Hell." -- Robert Scholes, The New York Times Book ReviewBy turns funny, harrowing, crude, ardent and artless. Its most notable quality is an astonishing immediacy, like a series of snapshots taken at high noon. The story, scarcely disguised autobiography, covers six months in a young girl''s life, beginning when she goes to New York to serve on a fashion magazine''s college-editorial board. It ends when she emerges from a mental hospital after a breakdown." -- Martha Duffy, Time

A major literary event: the first volume in the definitive, complete collection of the letters of Sylvia Plath—most never before seen. One of the most beloved poets of the modern age, Sylvia Plath continues to inspire and fascinate the literary world. While her renown as one of the twentieth century’s most influential poets is beyond dispute, Plath was also one of its most captivating correspondents. The Letters of Sylvia Plath is the breathtaking compendium of this prolific writer’s correspondence with more than 120 people, including family, friends, contemporaries, and colleagues. The Letters of Sylvia Plath includes her correspondence from her years at Smith, her summer editorial internship in New York City, her time at Cambridge, her experiences touring Europe, and the early days of her marriage to Ted Hughes in 1956. Most of the letters are previously unseen, including sixteen letters written by Plath to Hughes when they were apart after their honeymoon. This magnificent compendium also includes twenty-seven of Plath’s own elegant line drawings taken from the letters she sent to her friends and family, as well as twenty-two previously unpublished photographs. This remarkable, collected edition of Plath’s letters is a work of immense scholarship and care, presenting a comprehensive and historically accurate text of the known and extant letters that she wrote. Intimate and revealing, this masterful compilation offers fans and scholars generous and unprecedented insight into the life of one of our most significant poets.

A major literary event: the first volume in the definitive, complete collection of the letters of Sylvia Plath—most never before seen. One of the most beloved poets of the modern age, Sylvia Plath continues to inspire and fascinate the literary world. While her renown as one of the twentieth century’s most influential poets is beyond dispute, Plath was also one of its most captivating correspondents. The Letters of Sylvia Plath is the breathtaking compendium of this prolific writer’s correspondence with more than 120 people, including family, friends, contemporaries, and colleagues. The Letters of Sylvia Plath includes her correspondence from her years at Smith, her summer editorial internship in New York City, her time at Cambridge, her experiences touring Europe, and the early days of her marriage to Ted Hughes in 1956. Most of the letters are previously unseen, including sixteen letters written by Plath to Hughes when they were apart after their honeymoon. This magnificent compendium also includes twenty-seven of Plath’s own elegant line drawings taken from the letters she sent to her friends and family, as well as twenty-two previously unpublished photographs. This remarkable, collected edition of Plath’s letters is a work of immense scholarship and care, presenting a comprehensive and historically accurate text of the known and extant letters that she wrote. Intimate and revealing, this masterful compilation offers fans and scholars generous and unprecedented insight into the life of one of our most significant poets.

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the writers that defined the course of twentieth-century poetry. Her vivid, daring and complex poetry continues to captivate new generations of readers and writers. In the Letters, we discover the art of Plath''s correspondence, most of which has never before been published and is here presented unabridged, without revision, so that she speaks directly in her own words. Refreshingly candid and offering intimate details of her personal life, Plath is playful, too, entertaining a wide range of addressees, including family, friends and professional contacts, with inimitable wit and verve. The letters document Plath''s extraordinary literary development: the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and journalism. Her endeavour to publish in a variety of genres had mixed receptions, but she was never dissuaded. Through acceptance of her work, and rejection, Plath strove to stay true to her creative vision. Well-read and curious, she offers a fascinating commentary on contemporary culture. Leading Plath scholars Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil, editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research. Alongside a selection of photographs and Plath''s own line-drawings, the editors masterfully contextualise what the pages disclose. This selection of early correspondence marks the key moments of Plath''s adolescence, including childhood hobbies and high school boyfriends; her successful but turbulent undergraduate years at Smith College; the move to England and Cambridge University; and her meeting and marrying Ted Hughes, including a trove of unseen letters post-honeymoon, revealing their extraordinary creative partnership.

LA OBRA EN PROSA DE SYLVIA PLATH: Relatos, ensayos y diarios Reconocida por su obra poética, Sylvia Plath fue también una brillante escritora de prosa. Esta colección de cuentos, ensayos y fragmentos de sus diarios destaca por su feroz concentración en el arte, la vitalidad de su inteligencia y los anhelos de su imaginación. En estos escritos encontraremos la temprana preocupación de Plath por los problemas derivados de las enfermedades mentales; los complejos procesos de la creatividad y, de manera destacada, una diversidad de temas que tienen la feminidad como eje central. Esta obra es especialmente sugestiva, pues presenta la esencia de sus poemas y de todos los temas recurrentes de su trabajo posterior, y ofrece así una visión significativa de su desarrollo como escritora. Ted Hughes se encargó de la selección de los textos y del epílogo presente en esta edición.

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the writers who defined the course of twentieth-century poetry. In the Letters, we discover the art of Plath''s correspondence. Most has never before been published, and it is here presented unabridged, without revision, so that she speaks directly in her own words. The letters document Plath''s extraordinary literary development: the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and journalism. Leading Plath scholars Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil, editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research. Alongside a selection of photographs and Plath''s own drawings, they masterfully contextualise what the pages disclose. This later correspondence witnesses Plath and Hughes becoming major, influential contemporary writers, as it happened. Experiences recorded include first books and other publications; teaching; committing to writing full-time; travels; making professional acquaintances; settling in England; starting a family; and buying a house. Throughout, Plath''s voice is completely, uniquely her own.

Pulitzer Prize winner Sylvia Plath’s complete poetic works, edited and introduced by Ted Hughes. By the time of her death on 11, February 1963, Sylvia Plath had written a large bulk of poetry. To my knowledge, she never scrapped any of her poetic efforts. With one or two exceptions, she brought every piece she worked on to some final form acceptable to her, rejecting at most the odd verse, or a false head or a false tail. Her attitude to her verse was artisan-like: if she couldn’t get a table out of the material, she was quite happy to get a chair, or even a toy. The end product for her was not so much a successful poem, as something that had temporarily exhausted her ingenuity. So this book contains not merely what verse she saved, but—after 1956—all she wrote. — Ted Hughes, from the Introduction

"Nearly all the poems here have the familiar Plath daring, the same feel of bits of frightened, vibrant, indignant consciousness translated instantly into words and images that blend close, experienced horror and icy, sardonic control." — New Statesman "A book that anyone seriously interested in poetry now must have . . . Sylvia Plath’s immense gift is evident throughout."— Guardian The poems in Winter Trees, published posthumously in 1972, form part of the collection from which the Ariel poems were chosen.

"Crossing the Water, a collection of poems written just prior to those in Ariel, . . . is of immense importance in recording [Plath''s] extraordinary development. One senses on every page a voice coming into its own, the chaos of a lifetime at last getting ready to assume its final, triumphant shape." — Kirkus Reviews Sylvia Plath''s extraordinary collection pushes the envelope between dark and light, between our deep passions and desires that are often in tension with our duty to family and society. Water becomes a metaphor for the surface veneer that many of us carry, but Plath explores how easily this surface can be shaken and disturbed.

I 1953 vinder den 19-årige Esther Greenwood en måneds praktikophold i New York på et modemagasin. Som del af en gruppe talentfulde unge kvinder bliver hun indlogeret på hotel og inviteret ind i New Yorks fashionable verden med modeshows og fester. Esther vil gerne være digter og er en klartskuende og ret så nådesløs iagttager af det liv, der omgiver hende, men selv er hun mere og mere apatisk. Hjemkosten til Boston, hvor Esther bor med sin mor, bliver et chok. Hun får afslag på det skrivekursus, hun har ansøgt om, og sommeren ligger skræmmende tom foran hende. Efter et mislykket selvmordsforsøg bliver hun indlagt på psykiatrisk hospital. En glasklokke har sænket sig over hende. GLASKLOKKEN er nyoversat i af Mette Moestrup og Olga Ravn.

A timeless collection of stories for younger children. In the eponymous The It-Doesn''t-Matter Suit, little Max Nix is on a quest to find the perfect suit he can go ice-fishing, cow-milking and town-walking in. There''s magic afoot in Mrs Cherry''s Kitchen and children will love to find their perfect Nighty-night little / Turn-out-the-light little Bed! in The Bed Book.

A unique and invaluable collection of the young Sylvia Plath’s drawings from important and formative years in her life: 1955-1957 Sylvia Plath: Drawings is a portfolio of pen-and-ink illustrations created during the transformative period spent at Cambridge University, when Plath met and secretly married poet Ted Hughes, and traveled with him to Paris and Spain on their honeymoon, years before she wrote her seminal work, The Bell Jar. Throughout her life, Sylvia Plath cited art as her deepest source of inspiration. This collection sheds light on these key years in her life, capturing her exquisite observations of the world around her. It includes Plath’s drawings from England, France, Spain, and New England, featuring such subjects as Parisian rooftops, trees, and churches, as well as a portrait Ted Hughes. Sylvia Plath: Drawings includes letters and diary entries that add depth and context to the great poet’s work, as well as an illuminating introduction by her daughter, Frieda Hughes.

Sylvia Plath was, for both English and American poetry, one of the defining voices of twentieth-century, and one of the most appealing: few other poets have introduced as many new readers to poetry. Though she published just one collection in her lifetime, The Colossus, and a novel, The Bell Jar, it was following her death in 1963 that her work began to garner the wider audience that it deserved. The manuscript that she left behind, Ariel, was published in 1965 under the editorship of her former husband, Ted Hughes, as were two later volumes, Crossing the Water and Winter Trees in 1971, which helped to make Sylvia Plath a household name. Hughes''s careful curation of Plath''s work extended to a Collected Poems and a Selected Poems in the 1980s, which remain in print today and stand testimony to the ''profound respect'' that Frieda Hughes said her father had for her mother''s work. It was not until the publication of a ''restored'' Ariel in 2004 that readers were able to appraise Plath''s own selection and arrangement of her work. This edition of the poems, chosen by the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, offers a fresh selection of Sylvia Plath''s poetry to stand in parallel to the existing editions. Introduced with an inviting preface, the book is essential reading for those new to and already familiar with the work of this most extraordinary poet.