A rare proof of Sylvia Plath’s novel “The Bell Jar” is coming up for auction in England. Bonhams will auction the uncorrected proof of the book, printed before publication, on June 24. The proof of ...

What does the metaphor of the bell jar reveal about the life and work of Sylvia Plath ’55? Associate Professor of Anthropology Colin Hoag and his students have been exploring that question in a ...

In a special section on 1950s culture, Maria Farland discusses Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar and its role in the anti-psychiatry movement. In writing the 1963 novel, “Plath made deliberate use of the ...

Hey, let's talk about Sylvia Plath's revered feminist novel The Bell Jar this week, shall we? Over the years I've lost count of how many times someone has insisted I read it, so last year I finally ...

On the page, “The Bell Jar” tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a high-achieving college student from Massachusetts who has been selected to spend a summer in New York City working at the prestigious ...

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

I decided to read The Bell Jar because I was sad. Not just sad: gloomy. Like a cloud of non-specific melancholy had descended over every aspect of my life. I was on the rocks with my boyfriend. Two of ...