Ariel (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sylvia Plath
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Mothers, Parents and children, Sex or sexuality, Suicide, Gender roles, England or English people, Fathers, Death or dying, Fratricide, parricide, or filicide, Edible plants, Horses, Animals, Racing, Horsemanship, Berries
The Poem
On first reading, much of Sylvia Plath’s poetry seems chaotic, and there is a sense of demoniacal negativity. Some critics have wondered whether her later poetry did not represent a surrender of reason to the turbulence of the emotions and a distraught, hypersensitive mentality. “Ariel,” however, shows clearly the sense of control, order, and choice that characterizes her most mature lyrics. It describes in fragmentary, passionate, and almost hallucinogenic vividness an event in Sylvia Plath’s life that occurred when she lost control of her horse, Ariel, and,...
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See Also:
Sylvia Plath (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Sylvia Plath (Poetry)Sylvia Plath (Short Fiction)Sylvia Plath (Dictionary of World Biography)Sylvia Plath (Identities and Issues)Sylvia Plath (Women’s Issues)
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