About Sylvia Plath Flashcards
When was Sylvia born?
Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932,
Where was she born?
Boston, Massachusetts. Jamaica Plain
What is her mother’s name? and her occupation
Aurelia Schober, was a master’s student at Boston University
What is her father’s name? and what is his occupation?
Plath’s father, Otto Plath, who was her professor
when were plath’s parents married?
. They were married in January of 1932
What did the father taught?
Otto taught both German and biology, with a focus on apiology, the study of bees.
when did plath’s father died? and why?
In 1940, when Plath was eight years old, her father died as a result of complications from diabetes.
what kind of father he was?
He had been a strict father, and both his authoritarian attitudes and his death drastically defined her relationships and her poems—most notably in her elegaic and infamous poem “Daddy.”
at what age did plath kept a journal?
. She kept a journal from the age of eleven and published her poems in regional magazines and newspapers.
when and where was her first national publication?
Her first national publication was in theChristian Science Monitorin 1950, just after graduating from high school.
where did plath matriculated at in 1950?
Smith College. She was an exceptional student, and despite a deep depression she went through in 1953 and a subsequent suicide attempt,
What did plath achieved in smith college?
she managed to graduate summa cum laude( latin for “with highest honour”) in 1955.
Where did plath moved after graduation?
After graduation, Plath moved to Cambridge, England, on a Fulbright Scholarship.
how did plath met Ted Hughes?
In early 1956, she attended a party and met the English poetTed Hughes.
When did plath and ted married
on June 16, 1956.
