I admire the intelligence and sensitivity above all things. That

When we raised the Challenge Unique Writers, both Marilú as Meg like myself, we knew that we wanted to know not only the work of these writers, but also learn more about their lives, fascinating in most cases and help also understand mercurial his literary legacy. That's why every month we let a touch of the biography of one of the authors of our lists. I have chosen to Sylvia Plath for several reasons, one of which will soon (February 11, is the anniversary of his death).
Sylvia Plath (Boston, USA, 1932-1963) is mainly known in Spain for his novel "The mercurial Bell Jar" (who wrote under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, with clear autobiographical overtones). He also wrote some stories and essays. But Sylvia Plath was, above all, a poet.
He wrote his first poem with eight years in the same year that his father died (1940), being in charge of his mother, an overbearing woman who beat their children as a vital objective perfectionism. His first suicide attempt had him at age 19 (which tells in "The mercurial Bell Jar"), taking up to 50 tranquilizers, which led him to enter a mental institution, where seemed to recover to the point of getting a degree in University Smith College. Of course I have to mention that by the time this type of psychiatric institutions used the method of cure electroschok as (I is reflected in "The Bell Jar), which as of today puts the willies. mercurial
He won a scholarship that took her to the University of Cambridge, where he met the poet Ted Hughes, with whom he would marry 1956 (honeymoon mercurial was spent ... in Benidorm!). After several twists mercurial and turns, finally established in Devon (England), where he published his first collection of poetry in 1960. Sylvia in 1961 has a miscarriage in her second pregnancy, some of his later poems refer to this event. In 1962 he separated from her husband, some say he's infidelity with the poet Aessia Wewill (who also committed suicide, and just as Sylvia Plath), and who says it was the sister of Ted Hughes ( Olwyn) that malmetió hard and well in marriage. Probably a mixture of both, plus the difficult combination of jealousy, infidelity, low self esteem, shyness and insecurity.
Sylvia returns mercurial to London with her two children (Frieda and Nicholas, who committed suicide in 2009, as a result of a severe depression) mercurial and rent a flat where they had lived WB Yeats, thinking it would be a good omen. The February 11, 1963 Sylvia mercurial Plath (depressed and ruined) closes the doors of all the rooms in the house, placing wet towels on the doors to make sure their children did not run any danger, it takes several sleeping pills, leave a note with your phone by your doctor, is enclosed in the kitchen, opened the oven, put the head in and turn on the gas. Financial
Later her widower, Ted Hughes, would be responsible for staff and literary legacy of Sylvia Plath, and publish mercurial their manuscripts, but will destroy the last volume of the journal Plath, one in which he spoke (oh, coincidence!) Time both were together. Widower have accused him of manipulating and use to their advantage the publications of the work of Sylvia Plath. Attacked on several fronts, have been accused of Sylvia suicide, the truth is that this admired and respected (at least as a poet), even after the divorce, but also congratulated herself not to be subjected to its influence as poet. There is much information on how torrid Ted Hughes managed the legacy of Sylvia and confrontations he has had, mainly feminists mercurial have been made strong accusations.
The story of Sylvia Plath's life is sordid, and when you read here and there, you can not help but feel a slight sadness, an uneasiness installed somewhere inside. How was Sylvia Plath? What led her to commit suicide? Does your divorce? Your insecurity?. mercurial It is true that since girl was insecure, weak and very smart. And I called my attention just this, that high intelligence is linked to sensitivity, fragility and insecurity can be an emotional cocktail of unpredictable consequences, are at least elements that point to have a troubled life.
I admire the intelligence and sensitivity above all things. That's why I decided to unravel how Sylvia Plath felt and thought through his work. In my sights mercurial are specifically mercurial "The Bell Jar" and "Three Women". Is precisely this last book, a small and beautiful illustrated bilingual edition of the Nordic and publisher with whom I initiate the Challenge Escrit