Reflexiones psicoanalíticas sobre la vida, poesía y muerte de Sylvia Plath

Abstract

Sylvia Plath’s work is inseparable from his tormented existence. When studying his poetry, textual markers related to events in his life can be found, revealing what possibly led her to suicide. From Freud, Lacan and other theorist’s psychoanalytic theories, it is evident that the poetic word of Plath reveals, as a symptom, features of obsessive neurosis. His works expose his anguish and suffering, as well as his technical mastery and talent, which makes her an innovative voice in the poetry of the twentieth century, while showing its dependence on the writing for the upkeep of his weakened psyche.