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<p>Following the publication, in 2018, of a consistent part of Sylvia Plath’s correspondence, scholars interested in her complex biographical and literary story found new opportunities to read the American poet in a new light. I shall explore the letters she sent to her psychiatrist, Dr. Ruth Beuscher, while also critically observing their relevance in understanding Plath’s oeuvre.</p>
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Following the publication, in 2018, of a consistent part of Sylvia Plath’s correspondence, scholars interested in her complex biographical and literary story found new opportunities to read the American poet in a new light. I shall explore the letters she sent to her psychiatrist, Dr. Ruth Beuscher, while also critically observing their relevance in understanding Plath’s oeuvre.

Sylvia Plath’s Last Letters

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Following the publication, in 2018, of a consistent part of Sylvia Plath’s correspondence, scholars interested in her complex biographical and literary story...

Sylvia Plath’s Last Letters

Published Online: Dec 16, 2022

Page range: 70 - 77

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2022-0009

Keywords
literature and medicine, mental health, depression, suicide, letter-writing, biography, confession

© 2022 Gabriela Glăvan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Sylvia Plath’s Last Letters

Published Online: Dec 16, 2022

Page range: 70 - 77

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2022-0009

Keywordsliterature and medicine, mental health, depression, suicide, letter-writing, biography, confession

© 2022 Gabriela Glăvan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
literature and medicine, mental health, depression, suicide, letter-writing, biography, confession