Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 63 (1982) Winner
Sylvia Plath
シルヴィア・プラス
Shiruvia Purasu
Pen Names:
Victoria Lucas（Pen name used for the novel The Bell Jar）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1932-10-27 （Boston）
- Died
- 1963-02-11 （London） age 30
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unitarianism
- Residence History
- Boston, Massachusetts → Winthrop, Massachusetts → Wellesley, Massachusetts → Northampton, Massachusetts (Smith College) → Cambridge, England (Newnham College) → London, England → North Tawton, Devon
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Author
- Active Years
- 1950-1963
- Memberships
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Influenced By
- Dylan Thomas, Robert Lowell, W. B. Yeats
- Influenced
- Anne Sexton
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith College | Faculty of Arts | English Department | BA | 1950-1955 | United States |
| Newnham College, University of Cambridge | Faculty of Arts | — | — | 1955-1957 | United Kingdom |
| Boston University | — | Creative Writing Seminar | — | 1959 | United States |
Smith College
Faculty of Arts
/ English Department
Degree:
BA
Period:
1950-1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
United States
summa cum laude
Newnham College, University of Cambridge
Faculty of Arts
Period:
1955-1957
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
United Kingdom
Fulbright Scholar
Boston University
Creative Writing Seminar
Period:
1959
Country:
United States
With Robert Lowell
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Fulbright Scholarship | — | — | Fulbright Program | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Glascock Prize | Two Lovers and a Beachcomber by the Real Sea | — | Mount Holyoke College | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | The Collected Poems | — | Columbia University | 受賞（死後） |
Fulbright Scholarship
1955
Organization:
Fulbright Program
Result:
受賞
Glascock Prize
1955
Work:
Two Lovers and a Beachcomber by the Real Sea
Organization:
Mount Holyoke College
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1982
Work:
The Collected Poems
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞（死後）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Colossus and Other Poems
1960 PoetryHer first poetry collection.
DeathRedemption
The Bell Jar
1963 NovelSemi-autobiographical novel about mental breakdown.
DepressionFemale oppression
Adaptations
- [Film] Sylvia / Christine Jeffs (2003)
Ariel
1965 PoetryPosthumous collection of confessional poetry.
SuicideFather
The Collected Poems
1981 PoetryComplete poems including unpublished, Pulitzer winner.
Bibliography
- Sylvia Plath bibliography (Wikipedia)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Confessional poetryIntense imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- DeathBloodMoonFather
Health
-
Clinical depression成人期Multiple suicide attempts, ECT, suicide
Legacy
Pioneer of confessional poetry. Fame rose posthumously.
Archives
- Smith College Libraries
- Indiana University Lilly Library
- Emory University Stuart A. Rose Library
In Popular Culture
- Portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow in film Sylvia
Quotes
-
The blood jet is poetry, / there is no stopping it.
Source: Kindness (1965)
Trivia
- First poem published at age 8
- IQ around 160
- Published novel under pseudonym