Book Title: The Bell Jar

Author: Sylvia Plath

Book Description: 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.

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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.

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Sylvia Plath

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Title
The Bell Jar
Author
Sylvia Plath
License

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This work (The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath) is free of known copyright restrictions.

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Publisher
Ryerson University
Publication Date
February 15, 2022