The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

by Plath, Sylvia; Kukil, Karen V.

• ISBN13: 9780385720250
• ISBN10: 0385720254
• Edition: Unabridged
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-17
• Publisher: Anchor

Summary

First U.S. Publication A major literary event--the complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath, published in their entirety for the first time. Sylvia Plath's journals were originally published in 1982 in a heavily abridged version authorized by Plath's husband, Ted Hughes. This new edition is an exact and complete transcription of the diaries Plath kept during the last twelve years of her life. 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. The completeJournals of Sylvia Plathis essential reading for all who have been moved and fascinated by Plath's life and work. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Karen V. Kukil is assistant curator of rare books at Smith College, with particular responsibility for supervising scholarly use of the Sylvia Plath Collection.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii
Preface	ix
Publisher's Note	xi
THE JOURNALS OF SYLVIA PLATH
Journal July 1950--July 1953	3	(186)
Wellesley, Massachusetts	8	(15)
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts (First year)	23	(39)
Wellesley & Swampscott, Massachusetts (summer 1951)	62	(35)
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts (sophomore)	97	(11)
Wellesley & Cape Cod, Massachusetts (summer 1952)	108	(41)
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts (junior)	149	(36)
Wellesley, Massachusetts (summer 1953)	185	(4)
Journal 22 November 1955-18 April 1956	189	(48)
Newnham College, Cambridge, England	191	(46)
Journal 15 July 1956	237	(8)
Benidorm, Spain (honeymoon)	239	(6)
Journal 22 July 1956-26 August 1956	245	(20)
Benidorm, Spain	247	(14)
`Sketchbook of a Spanish Summer'	261	(4)
Journal 3 January 1957-11 March 1957	265	(16)
Cambridge, England	267	(9)
`Fish and Chip Shop'	276	(5)
Journal 15 July 1957-21 August 1957	281	(18)
Cape Cod, Massachusetts	283	(16)
Journal 28 August 1957-14 October 1958	299	(128)
Northampton, Massachusetts	301	(116)
Boston, Massachusetts	417	(10)
Journal 12 December 1958-15 November 1959	427	(248)
Boston, Massachusetts (therapy notes)	429	(72)
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York	501	(32)
APPENDICES
1 Journal Fragment 17-19 October 1951	533	(5)
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
2 Back to School Commandments	538	(1)
3 Journal Fragments 24 March 1953-9 April 1953	539	(2)
4 Journal Fragment 19 June 1953	541	(2)
Mademoiselle, New York, New York
5 Letter June - July 1953	543	(4)
Wellesley, Massachusetts
6 Journal Fragment 31 December 1955-1 January 1956
Nice France (winter Vacation)	547	(5)
7 Journal 26 March 1956-5 April 1956	552	(17)
Paris, France (spring vacation)
8 Journal Fragment 1 April 1956	569	(1)
9 Journal Fragment 16 April 1956	570	(1)
10 Journal 26 June 1956-6 March 1961	571	(38)
`The Inmate', London, England, 1961	599	(10)
11 Journal June 1957-June 1960	609	(9)
12 Letter 1 October 1957	618	(4)
13 Journal Fragment 5 November 1957	622	(2)
14 Hospital Notes	624	(6)
15 Journal 1962	630	(45)
North Tawton, Devonshire, England
Notes	675	(30)
Acknowledgments	705	(2)
Index	707