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THE BELL JAR
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By: |
Sylvia Plath, Prof. Harold Bloom |
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Hardback |
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ISBN 10: |
1604132035 |
ISBN 13: |
9781604132038 |
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Publisher: |
CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS |
Pub. date: |
1 January, 2009 |
Series: |
Bloom's Guides |
Pages: |
176 |
Description: |
A summer internship at a fashion magazine in New York City reveals only the lack of beauty in the young woman's inner life, as Esther Greenwood succumbs to a pervasive depression that she likens to being trapped beneath the title object, a bell jar, struggling for her next breath. |
Synopsis: |
In this classic coming-of-age novel set in post-World War II America, Esther Greenwood emerges as a double for author Sylvia Plath. A summer internship at a fashion magazine in New York City reveals only the lack of beauty in the young woman's inner life, as Esther succumbs to a pervasive depression that she likens to being trapped beneath the title object, a bell jar, struggling for her next breath. Noted literary scholar Harold Bloom introduces this new title in the "Bloom's Guides" series, which also features an annotated bibliography and a listing of other works by the author. |
Illustrations: |
annotated bibliography, index |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Chelsea House Publishers |
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