In chapter seven of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar (1963), protagonist Esther Greenwood imagines her life branching out before ...

The Bell Jar is a classic that inspires so much more joy that its reputation lets on. Yes, it is an unflinching look at mental illness. But it ends with hope, not despair.

“The Bell Jar,” which was originally published under a pen name at a time when mental illness was heavily stigmatized, paved the way for books such as “Girl, Interrrupted” and “Prozac ...

Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar is a masterpiece — and one of my favorite books. The novel, loosely based on Plath's own life, is about Esther Greenwood, whose descent into mental illness ...

“The Bell Jar” culminates with Esther’s suicide attempt and then life-saving shock therapy at a mental institution. Off the page, “The Bell Jar” is Sylvia Plath’s story. Dec. 2, 2023 ...

A glance at the recent issue of The Minnesota Review: The anti-psychiatry movement and The Bell JarIn a special section on 1950s culture, Maria Farland discusses Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar and ...

And although Dunst’s “The Bell Jar” will be her feature directorial debut, it won’t mark her first turn behind the camera — she’s already got two shorts, “Welcome” and “Bastard ...