Sylvia Plath long ago reached, even overshot, iconic status. From the moment of her death in 1963, her life and work have been transcribed onto many narratives, including but not limited to ambition, ...

Emily Van Dyne shows that Plath’s husband, Ted Hughes, sought to dominate the legacy of the dead poet by creating a malign mythology in his book, ‘Birthday Letters.’ ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A 1954 portrait of Sylvia Plath after she dyed her hair dark brown to accentuate her “serious, intellectual side.” Credit: PHOTO BY Warren Kay Vantine/courtesy Mortimer Rare Book Collection, Smith ...

What does the metaphor of the bell jar reveal about the life and work of Sylvia Plath ’55? Associate Professor of Anthropology Colin Hoag and his students have been exploring that question in a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Poor Sylvia Plath has found little rest in the afterlife. The New Yorker’s Janet Malcolm had choice words for the ...

In search of something good to read? USA TODAY's Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases. 1. “Greenlights,” by Matthew McConaughey (Crown, nonfiction, on ...

Sylvia Plath was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. In 1956, while on a Fulbright Fellowship at Cambridge University, she married the British poet Ted Hughes after a ...

Sylvia Plath may have Hollywood staying power, but her influence on young women often fades as they age. Here, Janet Rafferty and her daughter Mary consider how adulthood altered their perceptions of ...

Sylvia Plath long ago reached, even overshot, iconic status. From the moment of her death in 1963, her life and work have been transcribed onto many narratives, including but not limited to ambition, ...