Sylvia Plath - tightropes walk between genius and insanity?

Essay from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,5, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Anglistik/ Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: 1. Biographical Overview Sylvia Plath (based on Hayman) 3

2. Interpretation of Sylvia Plath`s poem Tulips 5

2.1. Symbolic features in Sylvia Plath s poem Tulips 7

2.1.1. Symbol Tulip 7

2.1.2. Symbol White 10

2.1.3. Symbol Red 11

3. Sylvia Plath s father- The cause for her neuroses and depression? 12

4. The relationship between Sylvia and Aurelia Plath 14

5. Sylvia Plath s death wish 15

6. Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes (based on Hayman) 18

8. Conclusion 20

9. Bibliography 21

Internet Sources 21

10. Tulips 23