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Ariel

Ariel

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  • Author：Sylvia Plath
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Ariel was the second book of Sylvia Plath's poetry to be published， and was originally published in 1965， two years after her death by suicide。 The poems in Ariel， with their free flowing images and characteristically menacing psychic landscapes， marked a dramatic turn from Plath's earlier Colossus poems。

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Kathleen Martinez ，

A good introduction to Plath’s poetry。

beatris ，

Wow！ I don't know what to say！ Sylvia Plath's poetry is just so perfect！ Wow！ I don't know what to say！ Sylvia Plath's poetry is just so perfect！ 。。。more

Tiffany ，

The evocative images in Plath's poems play like a movie on a loop in my brain。 The evocative images in Plath's poems play like a movie on a loop in my brain。 。。。more

Sara Cardoso ，

Ariel was sitting on my bed side table， unfinished， for months。 And in a burst of whatever motivation and boredom that fell on me， I decided to read the poems I had left。It is， and I am sure this statement will remain the same for a long time， the hardest book I've ever read and despite checking it as a finished read， I don't think it will ever be finished or final。 I am certain that for the next and the next and the next times I lay my eyes upon any poem 'Ariel' contains， there will be somethin Ariel was sitting on my bed side table， unfinished， for months。 And in a burst of whatever motivation and boredom that fell on me， I decided to read the poems I had left。It is， and I am sure this statement will remain the same for a long time， the hardest book I've ever read and despite checking it as a finished read， I don't think it will ever be finished or final。 I am certain that for the next and the next and the next times I lay my eyes upon any poem 'Ariel' contains， there will be something new to understand， or something which I no longer comprehend at all。Sylvia Plath is the saddest woman I have ever 'met' and I wonder if she could've had a happy ending， or if she was so caught up in death that nothing could have saved her from that hole of darkness she was immersed in。 It's funny how every single verse made me doubt of what to think about itself， but the lonelyness and the sorrow， the melancholy she felt and was， were always there， undeniably sitting between the lines， or even as explicit and simple as words can be。  I'm looking forward to discover more about this woman， she was incredible and her way with words is truly remarkable。 some of my favorite poetry:The Applicant TulipsBerck-PlageGulliverThe Moon and the Yew TreeA Birthday PresentThe RivalDaddyPoppies in July 。。。more

Maria ，

Painful， raw and powerful。 I'll never be over these poems。 Plath is one of the icons of feminist poetry。 She's personal and universal at once。 Painful， raw and powerful。 I'll never be over these poems。 Plath is one of the icons of feminist poetry。 She's personal and universal at once。 。。。more

Eva B。 ，

I genuinely have no idea how I feel about this。

Jaeden Palanog ，

I like how the main characters met each other， I love the plot and everything about this book。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Guoda ，

Ariel: The Restored Edition was the first book I've ever reviewed here， making it the first book I had something to say about。 Recently， I had an urge to revisit Plath's poems， so I've purchased Ariel （I did not own The Restored Edition）。 I must admit that many poems still flew over my head， but I liked how they sounded， what kind of imagery they brought up and I felt moved by them in one way or another。 Hell， I might be one walking cliché， but Lady Lazarus still slaps。 Ariel: The Restored Edition was the first book I've ever reviewed here， making it the first book I had something to say about。 Recently， I had an urge to revisit Plath's poems， so I've purchased Ariel （I did not own The Restored Edition）。 I must admit that many poems still flew over my head， but I liked how they sounded， what kind of imagery they brought up and I felt moved by them in one way or another。 Hell， I might be one walking cliché， but Lady Lazarus still slaps。 。。。more

Victoria ，

"Eternity bores me，I never wanted it" "Eternity bores me，I never wanted it" 。。。more

Ellie Watson ，

Thank you Sylvia

Hiipatiia ，

{ desgarrador - triste - oscuro }Me cautiva la manera en que Plath usa y desusa las metáforas en sus versos， como vuelca esa simbiosis entre lo que se lee y se quiere decir。Y su saber， ese "cultismo" se nota en cada verso metafórico: flora， fauna， religión， enfermedades， muerte。。。 bellos parajes que conectan simbolismos con su vida。 { desgarrador - triste - oscuro }Me cautiva la manera en que Plath usa y desusa las metáforas en sus versos， como vuelca esa simbiosis entre lo que se lee y se quiere decir。Y su saber， ese "cultismo" se nota en cada verso metafórico: flora， fauna， religión， enfermedades， muerte。。。 bellos parajes que conectan simbolismos con su vida。 。。。more

ariadners ，

there’s no need for me to say this， but: plath was without a doubt a very gifted writer。 I just feel that in these poems， she’s writing more to herself than she is to anyone else。 I enjoyed her wording very much and some of her poems （„Tulips“， „Daddy“） really stuck with me。 still， she’s being pretty damn abstract and although I don’t mind doing my background research， I found myself googling every other poem to make sense of it — which gets old with time。 a very excluding read

Katharina ，

Although I love Plath’s prose and short stories I have to say I’m very underwhelmed with her poetry。 Yes， her writing style is still amazing but it somehow lacks something for me。 And what must be said: she’s deeply xenophobic， anti-Semitic and racist。 She uses slurs in her writing and some might argue that “that’s how it used to be” but especially Sylvia Plath should’ve known better， she was very interested in human rights after all。 Or at least in liberating white upper class women。 The metaph Although I love Plath’s prose and short stories I have to say I’m very underwhelmed with her poetry。 Yes， her writing style is still amazing but it somehow lacks something for me。 And what must be said: she’s deeply xenophobic， anti-Semitic and racist。 She uses slurs in her writing and some might argue that “that’s how it used to be” but especially Sylvia Plath should’ve known better， she was very interested in human rights after all。 Or at least in liberating white upper class women。 The metaphors she uses are deeply discriminatory and insensitive。I really did not enjoy reading her poetry。 。。。more

Matthew ，

[30th book of 2021。 No artist for this review。]Poetry is slow reading and must be read aloud， otherwise， I believe， one gets nothing from it。 It must also be read over several days or weeks; I usually aim for no more than 3 poems a day when reading poetry。 One in the morning， one in the afternoon and one in the evening。 Reading aloud also shrinks the universe， and slows time。 These poems resisted even 3 a day on some occasions， purely because of their nature and theme。 This is the collection hus [30th book of 2021。 No artist for this review。]Poetry is slow reading and must be read aloud， otherwise， I believe， one gets nothing from it。 It must also be read over several days or weeks; I usually aim for no more than 3 poems a day when reading poetry。 One in the morning， one in the afternoon and one in the evening。 Reading aloud also shrinks the universe， and slows time。 These poems resisted even 3 a day on some occasions， purely because of their nature and theme。 This is the collection husband Ted Hughes found after Plath’s suicide and published in ‘65—it became one of the most widely read poetry books of last century。 I read the 1965 forty-three poem line-up， which was different to Plath’s original manuscript; Hughes replaced poems， dropped some and changed the collection’s order。 Some of the poems added by Hughes for the collection are “Sheep in Fog”， “Years”， “Little Fugue”， “Kindness”， “Edge”， “Words” and more still。 In 2004， a new edition of Ariel was published which maintained Plath’s original vision， poems and order restored。 This edition was also published with an introduction by their daughter Freida Hughes。 As for the collection as a whole， I think there are some brilliant poems in here， and others that weren’t so powerful。 As ever。 Frankly， I still think The Bell Jar is the more realised piece from Plath。 “Lady Lazarus” is as brilliant as when I first heard it， a haunting recording of Plath herself reading it， several years ago。 One can poke through a few reviews and see the same poems coming up as favourites。 I haven’t seen “Berck-Plage” mentioned， which surprised me， as it was one of my other favourites。 The opening of “Lady Lazarus”: I have done it again。 One year in every ten I manage it——A sort of walking miracle， my skin Bright as a Nazi lampshade， My right footA paperweight，My face a featureless， fine Jew linen。Peel off the napkin O my enemy。 Do I terrify？—— 。。。more

Duru ，

I gave i 4 stars because of the anti-semitism。。。

Willow Daymond ，

Really enjoyed some， like words， etcDid not enjoy lady lazurus

Serena Malloch ，

Some of these poems were so bloody good

Gabby Rockhill ，

I've never read Plath before。 I just finished this collection， and it's left me feeling numb。 Which is probably because I， someone who has struggled with suicidal thoughts， have just read about those same thoughts from someone who actually ended her life。 And I'm trying to process。That dark place aside， I struggle with reading poetry。 I love it and I keep reading poets from various time periods in order to try and understand it more thoroughly。 I had to stop and re-read or even look up an analys I've never read Plath before。 I just finished this collection， and it's left me feeling numb。 Which is probably because I， someone who has struggled with suicidal thoughts， have just read about those same thoughts from someone who actually ended her life。 And I'm trying to process。That dark place aside， I struggle with reading poetry。 I love it and I keep reading poets from various time periods in order to try and understand it more thoroughly。 I had to stop and re-read or even look up an analysis or background of some poems。 Especially with "Berck-Plague。" Having some context really helps with that one。 That said， I don't think Plath's writing style is my favorite。 Maybe something to do with the flow？ I don't know。 I don't have the poetic analytical skills to really pin point why， so this review really is useless。 I do want to read more of her work， though。 。。。more

Lorna McBain ，

I really enjoyed this anthology from Plath。 There are huge defining themes of feminism and depression with her own experience echoed throughout。 My personal favourites are Lady Lazarus， Daddy and Edge。 All beautiful。 I read the first half of the anthology and the second half in different mindsets and emotions， it was crazy to see how my own mood affected how I consumed the poetry。

Vanshika ，

I don't want to say too much because I recommend reading Plath yourself。 Her poetry deals with her depression and is very descriptive in her confessional style。 I highly recommend Ariel for anyone wanting to know more about a woman in the 20th-century who faced depression and was a women's rights advocate。 She was a lot more than what a lot of people focus on-- particularly her suicide。 While I am strongly against self-harm， Sylvia Plath provides an example of insight into a woman with depressio I don't want to say too much because I recommend reading Plath yourself。 Her poetry deals with her depression and is very descriptive in her confessional style。 I highly recommend Ariel for anyone wanting to know more about a woman in the 20th-century who faced depression and was a women's rights advocate。 She was a lot more than what a lot of people focus on-- particularly her suicide。 While I am strongly against self-harm， Sylvia Plath provides an example of insight into a woman with depression who had to deal with the expectations she had in society。 。。。more

Selma ，

« Par la racine de mes cheveux un Dieu s'est emparé de moi。J'ai grésillé dans ses volts bleus comme un prophète du désert。Comme une paupière de lézard la nuit s'est fermée d'un bruit sec :Le monde n'est plus qu'un long jour blanc dans une cavité sans ombre。Un ennui rapace a cloué ma vie à cet arbre。S'il était moi， il ferait ce que moi j'ai fait。 »Une poésie de l'intime ， dont l'esthétique provoque en nous une sorte de bouleversement profond ， et sans remède。 « Par la racine de mes cheveux un Dieu s'est emparé de moi。J'ai grésillé dans ses volts bleus comme un prophète du désert。Comme une paupière de lézard la nuit s'est fermée d'un bruit sec :Le monde n'est plus qu'un long jour blanc dans une cavité sans ombre。Un ennui rapace a cloué ma vie à cet arbre。S'il était moi， il ferait ce que moi j'ai fait。 »Une poésie de l'intime ， dont l'esthétique provoque en nous une sorte de bouleversement profond ， et sans remède。 。。。more

Mimi ，

Not giving this any stars。 Sylvia Plath is a wet handkerchief who is misunderstood by popular society as a martyr for mentally ill women。 What she actually presents herself as was a privileged， Cambridge-educated white woman， who sought to weaponise her racist attitudes and anti-semitism in poems detailing the hatred she held for her absent Nazi father。Although I admire how unashamedly unhinged her literature was - who in the 60s didn't document their violent thoughts in a diary when they though Not giving this any stars。 Sylvia Plath is a wet handkerchief who is misunderstood by popular society as a martyr for mentally ill women。 What she actually presents herself as was a privileged， Cambridge-educated white woman， who sought to weaponise her racist attitudes and anti-semitism in poems detailing the hatred she held for her absent Nazi father。Although I admire how unashamedly unhinged her literature was - who in the 60s didn't document their violent thoughts in a diary when they thought no one would read it？I know that there are far more compelling female poets out there。 We can leave Plath to bake and broil in her hatred。 。。。more

Mălina Dobrescu ，

“I am terrified by this dark thing   That sleeps in me;All day I feel its soft， feathery turnings， its malignity。Clouds pass and disperse。Are those the faces of love， those pale irretrievables？   Is it for such I agitate my heart？”

Belen ，

No he terminado de encontrar que es lo que ve la gente。

Becci ，

First read - I definitely enjoyed some of the poems。 Others started to bring back alevel war poetry and how uncomfortable my teacher would make me feel。A lot of the poems do reference autumn/winter and being 30。 So I need to return at a later date

Daisy Hargreaves ，

eat men like air

Thomas Aebischer ，

„Der Mond starrt aus seiner Knochenkapuze。 Er hat keinen Grund zur Trauer。“ Diese zwei kleinen Sätze widerspiegeln die Grundstimmung der Gedichte von Sylvia Plath。 Ariel erschien erst nach ihrem Freitod und ist ein gnadenloses Vermächtnis ihrer morbiden Obsessionen。 Es ist eine symbol- und bildgewaltige Introspektion， die eine Welt schöpft ohne Sentimentalität und doch oder vielleicht gerade deshalb eine klare Schönheit ausstrahlt， jenseits der gesellschaftlichen Wertesysteme。 Erich Fried zeichn „Der Mond starrt aus seiner Knochenkapuze。 Er hat keinen Grund zur Trauer。“ Diese zwei kleinen Sätze widerspiegeln die Grundstimmung der Gedichte von Sylvia Plath。 Ariel erschien erst nach ihrem Freitod und ist ein gnadenloses Vermächtnis ihrer morbiden Obsessionen。 Es ist eine symbol- und bildgewaltige Introspektion， die eine Welt schöpft ohne Sentimentalität und doch oder vielleicht gerade deshalb eine klare Schönheit ausstrahlt， jenseits der gesellschaftlichen Wertesysteme。 Erich Fried zeichnet für die deutsche Übersetzung verantwortlich und versteht es， die Grundstimmung aus dem Englischen ins Deutsche zu transportieren。 Ariel ist ein Gedichtband， den man zeitlebens nie fertig gelesen haben wird und somit ein Buch für die Ewigkeit。 。。。more

Eva Bjørbæk ，

I dont understand anything😭

Lizzie Ford ，

3rd book read for buzzwordathon ， the word for March was “time” as this was the oldest copy book I have on me （published in 1965） Ariel was a step back in time。My favourite poem was “the rival” 3。5/5 stars overall but it’s got me interested in reading more poetry again 。

Hannah ，

BASED SYLVIA PLATH ？？ ！

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Ariel&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ariel&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0