Daddy A Deconstructive View of Sylvia Plath's Poetry - Lighthouse Academy Syria - Hussam Shamma.pdf

Many critics believe that Sylvia Plath‟s productions in general and her poetry in particular are mere reflections of her personal and private life, which by she finds a comfortable medium to transmit her agonies and despair. Therefore, in order to deepen our understanding of her poetry, some critics assert, we need to equip ourselves with some biographical sketches of her life, for biographical criticism assumes a strong bond between the artist and her/his literary offspring. “Every author”, says J.W. Von Goethe, “in some way portrays himself in his works” (Gillespie 20); each single poem of her/his creation mirrors a certain incident or personal affair. Thus it would be easier for us to reach conclusions if we understood the writer‟s world before delving into her/his works. But if we really confine ourselves to the authors' lives and experiences, the text‟s door of explanations and interpretations will be closed, narrowing itself into a closed window of one conclusion opened only by the author.

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