Most people would agree that Sylvia Plath is a deeply tragic, but also voraciously creative talent. In fact, one could argue that her incredible creativity was partly a consequence of her personal tragedies (which were plenty - at least by first-world standards...!) A testament to her poetic genius is 'Daddy', which was published in 1965 in her seminal collection 'Ariel'. In ‘Daddy’, the speaker, who is presumably Plath herself, casts her father in a dark, traumatic light, but halfway into the poem, she shifts her characterisation of ‘Daddy’ into a man that’s implied to be her husband, fellow poet Ted Hughes. Dive deep into this poem with me as I weave together Plath's personal history, Freudian psychological concepts, and a close reading of the text's language and themes in this video!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:18 - Context of the poet
02:24 - Analysis - Stanzas 1-3
06:16 - Analysis - Stanzas 4-7
09:08 - Analysis - Stanzas 8-12
12:53 - Analysis - Stanzas 13-16
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1 окт 2024