The Bell Jar
Publisher: Ryerson Pressbooks; Pressbooks
Published: 2022-02-15
Language: eng
Format: Ebook
Copyright date: 2022
Description: <p><i>The Bell Jar</i> (1963) is the only novel American writer and poet Sylvia Plath wrote in. her lifetime. Published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, the novel is semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The book parallels Plath&#8217;s experiences with—presumably—clinical depression or bipolar II disorder as the protagonist descends into mental illness.</p>

The Bell Jar (1963) is the only novel American writer and poet Sylvia Plath wrote in her lifetime. Published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, the novel is semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The book parallels Plath's experiences with—presumably—clinical depression or bipolar II disorder as the protagonist descends into mental illness.