
Faithfully transcribed from the twenty-three journals and journal fragments owned by Smith College, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath includes two journals that Plath's husband, Ted Hughes, unsealed just before his death in 1998. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.“Published in Their Entirety for the First Time, Sylvia Plath's journals provide an intimate portrait of the writer who was to produce in the last seven months of her life some of the most extraordinary poems of the twentieth century. The complete Journals of Sylvia Plath is essential reading for all who have been moved and fascinated by Plath' s life and work. Sixty percent of the book is material that has never before been made public, more fully revealing the intensity of the poet' s personal and literary struggles, and providing fresh insight into both her frequent desperation and the bravery with which she faced down her demons. This new edition is an exact and complete transcription of the diaries Plath kept during the last twelve years of her life. Sylvia Plath' s journals were originally published in 1982 in a heavily abridged version authorized by Plath' s husband, Ted Hughes. Publication A major literary event-the complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath, published in their entirety for the first time.

Sixty percent of the book is material that has never before been made public, more fully revealing the intensity of the poet's personal and literary struggles, and providing fresh insight into both her frequent desperation and the bravery with which she faced down her demons. Plath's journals contain marvels of discovery." - The New York Times Book Review Sylvia Plath's journals were originally published in 1982 in a heavily abridged version authorized by Plath's husband, Ted Hughes.


The complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath-essential reading for anyone who has been moved and fascinated by the poet's life and work.
