Sylvia Plath
/ˌsɪlviə ˈplæθ/
/ˌsɪlviə ˈplæθ/
- (1932-63) a US writer who lived in Britain. She is considered one of the most important poets of her generation. Her work is very personal and towards the end of her life she often wrote about death. She was a brilliant student and moved to England to study at Cambridge University. In 1956 she married the British poet Ted Hughes. She suffered from depression, and in 1963 she killed herself. After her death, collections of her poems were published, including Ariel (1965) and Collected Poems (1981), which won the Pulitzer Prize. She also wrote a novel, The Bell Jar (1963) which was based on her own life and personal experiences. In 1998 Ted Hughes published a book of poems, Birthday Letters, about their relationship. A film, Sylvia, was made about the couple in 2003.
西尔维亚·普拉斯（Sylvia Plath）：（1932-63）是居住在英国的美国作家。她被认为是这一代人中最重要的诗人之一。她的工作非常有个性，生命的尽头，她经常写关于死亡的文章。她是一位出色的学生，并搬到英国在剑桥大学学习。1956年，她与英国诗人泰德·休斯（Ted Hughes）结婚。她患有抑郁症，1963年自杀。她去世后，她的诗集被出版，其中包括赢得了普利策奖的阿里尔（1965）和诗集（1981）。她还根据自己的生活和个人经历写了一本小说《钟形罐》（The Bell Jar，1963年）。1998年，泰德·休斯（Ted Hughes）出版了一本关于他们之间关系的诗集《生日来信》。2003年拍摄了关于这对夫妇的电影《西尔维亚》。