Existential Angst & its Scio-Psychological dimensions in Plath’s Poetry


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  • Tariq Ahmad Shah Assistant Professor of English
  • Peer Salim Jahangeer Research Scholar APSU Rewa M.P, India

Keywords:

Sylvia Plath, Agony, Violence, Alienation, Angst

Abstract

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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References

Aird, Eillen. Sylvia Plath: Her life and her work. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1973.

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Published

2018-04-30

How to Cite

Tariq Ahmad Shah, and Peer Salim Jahangeer. “Existential Angst & Its Scio-Psychological Dimensions in Plath’s Poetry”. The Creative Launcher, vol. 3, no. 1, Apr. 2018, pp. 389-92, https://www.thecreativelauncher.com/index.php/tcl/article/view/909.

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