dc.contributor.advisor | Ferry, Peter Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Jakobsen, Helene Marie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-05T15:51:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-05T15:51:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.identifier | no.uis:inspera:229038664:91402052 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3138543 | |
dc.description.abstract | In recent discussions of Sylvia Plath, scholars have argued that her poetry consists of self-reflecting ambiguous themes and patterns of a self-defining subject. In addition to this, Plath scholars have argued that one cannot separate Plath`s own self from her poetry and that her work evidently showcases internal struggles with self-definition and self-discovery. The aim of my thesis is to investigate the poems “Elm”, “Tulips” and “Poppies in July” and look specifically at how flowers and elements of nature create a liminal space between the subject (’the self’) and the object (flowers etc.) thus creating a sense of psychological alienation. To look at these poems, I intend to use Victor Gecas discussion on The self-concept to implement an understanding of self-identity. What this will show is that through Plath`s use of anthropomorphistic symbolism and use of color, the objects themselves become harmful to the psychological state of ‘the self’. | |
dc.description.abstract | In recent discussions of Sylvia Plath, scholars have argued that her poetry consists of self-reflecting ambiguous themes and patterns of a self-defining subject. In addition to this, Plath scholars have argued that one cannot separate Plath`s own self from her poetry and that her work evidently showcases internal struggles with self-definition and self-discovery. The aim of my thesis is to investigate the poems “Elm”, “Tulips” and “Poppies in July” and look specifically at how flowers and elements of nature create a liminal space between the subject (’the self’) and the object (flowers etc.) thus creating a sense of psychological alienation. To look at these poems, I intend to use Victor Gecas discussion on The self-concept to implement an understanding of self-identity. What this will show is that through Plath`s use of anthropomorphistic symbolism and use of color, the objects themselves become harmful to the psychological state of ‘the self’. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | UIS | |
dc.title | The liminal space between ‘the self’ and the object: Representation of psychological alienation in Sylvia Plath`s poetry | |
dc.type | Bachelor thesis | |