Study Guide to Ariel by Sylvia Plath

by Ray Moore

"Ariel" by Sylvia A Study Guide is a book-length guide to Plath's most famous collection of poems which was edited by Ted Hughes and published in 1965 two years after her death. It aims to support the close reading of these sometimes complex and difficult poems. The book may be used by individuals reading and reflecting on this text alone, as well as by groups and classes reading, discussing and studying it.There is a detailed introduction to Sylvia Plath's poetry with an emphasis on the problems of interpretation. For each poem (texts not included because they are still in copyright) there Pre-reading questions;2. Guiding questions;3. Helpful textual notes;4. A detailed commentary;5. Perspectives - a collections of critical comments on the poem.Also Guidance on the use of the questions in class/study groups;7. List of useful literary terms with definitions;8. Bibliography.There are no answers to the guiding questions, but they are generally covered by the commentary.

247 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 26, 2020