Sylvia Plath's literary works : a psychological view
Other Title(s)
أعمال أدبية لسيلفيا بلاث : وجهة نظر نفسية
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
al-Shalabi, Nazmi
Husayn, Riyad
University
Middle East University
Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of English
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2010
English Abstract
The study aims at studying the psychological aspects of the Life of the American poetess and novelist Sylvia Plath which affect her literary production.
Analysis will consider three dimensions: her relationship with her father, husband and mother, feminism and psychological therapy dimension that she under went.
The significance of the study summarizes in present a substantial and systematic analysis of a modern writer.
The methods and strategies manipulated here can be applied in any serious study.
The researcher hopes to develop her knowledge through looking for the technical and artistic stages and manifestations as well as the psychological roots of Plath's problematic situation as a poet.
The researcher selects four works of Sylvia Plath; three volumes: The Colossus, Ariel and Mirror, and one novel, The Bell Jar.
These four works are selected because they reveal much about Sylvia Plath, her themes and her linguistic medium.
Also they shed illuminating light on the psychological problem in Sylvia Plath's poetry due to experiences and relations with others especially her father and husband.
The study uses the content analysis technique for the objective, systematic, and quantitative description of content.
Content analysis is a research tool that focuses on the actual content and internal features.
In conclusion, in Sylvia Plath’s poetry, it's clear that such works which are full of past memories of the dead father, appear like a Colossus from time to time.
Last of all, in-between the paternal and maternal torturing images, there emerges a new voice which is that of the creative artist, her true self.
The imagery she uses in her poetry appears to be a dangerously shifting area of uncertainty and intensive tension.
Her poems reflect the search for self in its multiple disguises and the disintegration of the self into pieces, and finally the rebirth of her true self.
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
No. of Pages
90
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Introduction.
Chapter Two : Sylvia Plath's life and works.
Chapter Three : Understanding Sylvia Plath.
Chapter Four : Conclusions and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamdan, Shirin Husayn. (2010). Sylvia Plath's literary works : a psychological view. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692576
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamdan, Shirin Husayn. Sylvia Plath's literary works : a psychological view. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University. (2010).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692576
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamdan, Shirin Husayn. (2010). Sylvia Plath's literary works : a psychological view. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692576
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-692576
