Existential Angst & its Scio-Psychological dimensions in Plath’s Poetry
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The post holocaust threat precipitated a deep scene of despair and nihilism among the masses in general and poets in particular. This forced poets to compose a distinctive kind of poetry to account for the general bewilderment in the contemporary times. As a witness to the contemporary realities that sparked violence and agony. Plath attempted a unique poetry that thematized the survival struggles of a traumatized human being. The painful digestion of the socio-cultural problems and sufferings culminated in her alienation and estrangement. This paper attempts to analyze the cause that breads a strong anxiety in her life. It also undertakes to probe the socio-psychological and existential dimensions of her angst.
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