What happened to Sylvia Plath? Why is "The Bell Jar" so famous (and controversial)? Sylvia Plath was a poet and writer, famous for the passionate intensity of her poetry, and for her untimely death. Read more about the life and works of Sylvia Plath.
1. Sylvia Plath: An Introduction to the Poetry
by Susan Bassnett. Palgrave Macmillan. In "Sylvia Plath," Susan Bassnett offers a view of her poetry, along with a discussion of recent scholarship.
2. Cambridge Companion to Sylvia Plath
by Jo Gill (Editor). Cambridge University Press. This book provides an overview of Sylvia Plath's poetry, prose, letters and journals, with a comprehensive student guide and and a critical discussion.3. Sylvia Plath: A Biography
by Connie Ann Kirk. Greenwood Publishing Group. Learn more about the myths that have swirled aroudn the life and death of Sylvia Plath. "Sylvia Plath" includes a full list of Plath's writings and an appendix of titles from her personal library.4. The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath
by Ronald Hayman. Sutton Publishing.