‘THE MOUTHS OF CORPSES’: DEATH, FEMININITY AND THE GROTESQUE IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POETRY
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review on Sylvia Plath’s representation of womanhood and the archetypes of femininity in her poetry. Here, I will provide an analysis on Plath’s imagery related to female genitalia, fertility and infertility, menstruation, and motherhood....
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| description | Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review on Sylvia Plath’s representation of womanhood and the archetypes of femininity in her poetry. Here, I will provide an analysis on Plath’s imagery related to female genitalia, fertility and infertility, menstruation, and motherhood. On the other hand, I will focus on the presence of female figures related to popular culture and the grotesque, inspired by other traditional forms associated to witchcraft and sorcery. This way, I intend to illustrate how Plath expresses her feelings and emotions on the experience of being a woman by using these poetics images of femininity and the female body.
Title in Spanish: ‘Las bocas de cadáveres’: Muerte, Feminindad y lo Grotesco en la poesía de Sylvia Plath
Resumen: El propósito de este artículo es presentar un análisis crítico sobre cómo Sylvia Plath representa la feminidad y los arquetipos de la mujer en su poesía. Aquí se analizarán las imágenes poéticas utilizadas por Plath y relacionadas con los órganos sexuales femeninos, la fertilidad e infertilidad, la menstruación, y la maternidad. Por otro lado, me centraré en la presencia de figuras femeninas relacionadas con la cultura popular y lo grotesco, inspiradas en formas tradicionalmente asociadas a la brujería y la magia. De esta manera, pretendo ilustrar como Plath expresa sus sentimientos y emociones sobre a la experiencia de ser mujer utilizando estas imágenes poéticas entorno a la feminidad y el cuerpo de la mujer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d10906fae194b6b9d83fa01ee8d24942022-12-21T17:50:35ZengUniversidad de AlmeriaOdisea1578-38202174-16112017-03-010169710910.25115/odisea.v0i16.299270‘THE MOUTHS OF CORPSES’: DEATH, FEMININITY AND THE GROTESQUE IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POETRYVanesa Menéndez CuestaAbstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review on Sylvia Plath’s representation of womanhood and the archetypes of femininity in her poetry. Here, I will provide an analysis on Plath’s imagery related to female genitalia, fertility and infertility, menstruation, and motherhood. On the other hand, I will focus on the presence of female figures related to popular culture and the grotesque, inspired by other traditional forms associated to witchcraft and sorcery. This way, I intend to illustrate how Plath expresses her feelings and emotions on the experience of being a woman by using these poetics images of femininity and the female body. Title in Spanish: ‘Las bocas de cadáveres’: Muerte, Feminindad y lo Grotesco en la poesía de Sylvia Plath Resumen: El propósito de este artículo es presentar un análisis crítico sobre cómo Sylvia Plath representa la feminidad y los arquetipos de la mujer en su poesía. Aquí se analizarán las imágenes poéticas utilizadas por Plath y relacionadas con los órganos sexuales femeninos, la fertilidad e infertilidad, la menstruación, y la maternidad. Por otro lado, me centraré en la presencia de figuras femeninas relacionadas con la cultura popular y lo grotesco, inspiradas en formas tradicionalmente asociadas a la brujería y la magia. De esta manera, pretendo ilustrar como Plath expresa sus sentimientos y emociones sobre a la experiencia de ser mujer utilizando estas imágenes poéticas entorno a la feminidad y el cuerpo de la mujer.http://ojs.ual.es/ojs/index.php/ODISEA/article/view/299sylvia plathdeathfemininitygrotesquepoetrymythologysylvia plathmuertefeminidadlo grotescopoesíamitología |
| spellingShingle | Vanesa Menéndez Cuesta ‘THE MOUTHS OF CORPSES’: DEATH, FEMININITY AND THE GROTESQUE IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POETRY Odisea sylvia plath death femininity grotesque poetry mythology sylvia plath muerte feminidad lo grotesco poesía mitología |
| title | ‘THE MOUTHS OF CORPSES’: DEATH, FEMININITY AND THE GROTESQUE IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POETRY |
| title_full | ‘THE MOUTHS OF CORPSES’: DEATH, FEMININITY AND THE GROTESQUE IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POETRY |
| title_fullStr | ‘THE MOUTHS OF CORPSES’: DEATH, FEMININITY AND THE GROTESQUE IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POETRY |
| title_full_unstemmed | ‘THE MOUTHS OF CORPSES’: DEATH, FEMININITY AND THE GROTESQUE IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POETRY |
| title_short | ‘THE MOUTHS OF CORPSES’: DEATH, FEMININITY AND THE GROTESQUE IN SYLVIA PLATH’S POETRY |
| title_sort | the mouths of corpses death femininity and the grotesque in sylvia plath s poetry |
| topic | sylvia plath death femininity grotesque poetry mythology sylvia plath muerte feminidad lo grotesco poesía mitología |
| url | http://ojs.ual.es/ojs/index.php/ODISEA/article/view/299 |
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