Ariel: the Restored Edition
A Facsimile of Plath's Manuscript, Reinstating Her Original Selection and Arrangement
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 6, 2018
“Made up of poems that are so original in their style and so startlingly accomplished in their confessional voice that they helped change the direction of contemporary poetry, Ariel is a masterpiece.” — New York Observer Sylvia Plath's famous collection, as she intended it.
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- Who it’s for
- Read Plath’s poems in her original selection and arrangement, with the manuscript’s working traces in view.
- Themes
- Confessional poetry, Poetic creative process
- Genres
- American Poetry, Women Poets, Poetry About Death
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“Made up of poems that are so original in their style and so startlingly accomplished in their confessional voice that they helped change the direction of contemporary poetry, Ariel is a masterpiece.” — New York Observer Sylvia Plath's famous collection, as she intended it. When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolific life but also her unpublished literary masterpiece, Ariel.
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When her husband, Ted Hughes, first brought this collection to the public, it garnered worldwide acclaim, but it wasn't the draft Sylvia had wanted her readers to see. This facsimile edition restores, for the first time, Plath's original manuscript—including handwritten notes—and her own selection and arrangement of poems. This edition also includes in facsimile the complete working drafts of her poem "Ariel," which provide a rare glimpse into the creative process of a beloved writer. This publication introduces a truer version of Plath's works, and will alter her legacy forever.
Poems, Reconsidered
Read Plath’s poems in her original selection and arrangement, with the manuscript’s working traces in view.
Come here for
- Confessional poems noted for their originality and startling accomplishment
- A facsimile that restores Plath’s own ordering
Expect
- Handwritten notes and complete working drafts of “Ariel”
- A closer look at the poems as Plath shaped them
Where it sits
| Women Poets | 74% |
|---|---|
| Poetry About Death | 67% |
| American Poetry | 65% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Poetry
- Poetry About Death
- Women Poets
- Authors
- Sylvia Plath
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 6, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Confessional poetry · Poetic creative process
- Reading lane
- American Poetry