Jan 1, 2010
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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