<p><strong>“Made up of poems that are so original in their style and so startlingly accomplished in their confessional voice that they helped change the direction of contemporary poetry, <em>Ariel</em> is a masterpiece.”</strong>  — <strong><em>New York Observer</em></strong></p><p><strong>Sylvia Plath&apos;s famous collection, as she intended it.</strong></p><p>When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolific life but also her unpublished literary masterpiece, Ariel. When her husband, Ted Hughes, first brought this collection to the public, it garnered worldwide acclaim, but it wasn&apos;t the draft Sylvia had wanted her readers to see. This facsimile edition restores, for the first time, Plath&apos;s original manuscript—including handwritten notes—and her own selection and arrangement of poems. This edition also includes in facsimile the complete working drafts of her poem "Ariel," which provide a rare glimpse into the creative process of a beloved writer. This publication introduces a truer version of Plath&apos;s works, and will alter her legacy forever.</p>