When Did Sylvia Plath Die?

Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, The Colossus ...

Why did Sylvia Plath Die?

On August 24, 1953, Plath overdosed on sleeping pills. In June 1962, Plath drove her car off the side of the road, into a river, which she later said was an attempt to take her own life.

When was Sylvia Plath born and died?

Sylvia Plath, pseudonym Victoria Lucas, (born October 27, 1932, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died February 11, 1963, London, England), American poet whose best-known works, such as the poems “Daddy” and “Lady Lazarus” and the novel The Bell Jar, starkly express a sense of alienation and self-destruction closely tied to ...

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