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Published Feb. 15, 2022 by Ryerson Pressbooks, Pressbooks.
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
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The Bell Jar (1963) is the only novel American writer and poet Sylvia Plath wrote in. her lifetime. Published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, the novel is semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The book parallels Plath’s experiences with—presumably—clinical depression or bipolar II disorder as the protagonist descends into mental illness.
The Bell Jar (1963) is the only novel American writer and poet Sylvia Plath wrote in her lifetime. Published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, the novel is semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The book parallels Plath's experiences with—presumably—clinical depression or bipolar II disorder as the protagonist descends into mental illness.
