Interpretations of Life and Death: Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" and Edgar Allan Poe's "Spirits of the Dead"

Janković, Lea

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Interpretations of Life and Death: Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" and Edgar Allan Poe's "Spirits of the Dead"

2022. urn:nbn:hr:142:811428

Janković, Lea

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Janković, L. (2022). Interpretations of Life and Death: Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" and Edgar Allan Poe's "Spirits of the Dead" (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:811428

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Janković, Lea. "Interpretations of Life and Death: Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" and Edgar Allan Poe's "Spirits of the Dead"." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2022. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:811428

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Janković, L. (2022). 'Interpretations of Life and Death: Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" and Edgar Allan Poe's "Spirits of the Dead"', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 19 April 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:811428

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Janković L. Interpretations of Life and Death: Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" and Edgar Allan Poe's "Spirits of the Dead" [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2022 [cited 2024 April 19] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:811428

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L. Janković, "Interpretations of Life and Death: Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" and Edgar Allan Poe's "Spirits of the Dead"", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2022. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:811428

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Title	Interpretations of Life and Death: Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" and Edgar Allan Poe's "Spirits of the Dead"
Title (croatian)	Interpretacije života i smrti: "Ženski Lazar" Sylvije Plath i "Duhovi Mrtvih" Edgara Allana Poea
Author	Lea Janković
Mentor	Jasna Poljak Rehlicki (mentor)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2022-09-12, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	Two great minds such as Poe and Plath, who lived in different times and under different circumstances, can only be compared through their specific views concerning the things they wrote about the most: life and death. In this paper, a context is provided in order to make the necessary comparisons despite their differences. Sylvia Plath, a twentieth century confessional poetry writer, wrote of death with appreciation and awe, yet with an air of nonchalance. Life and death were a game for Plath. In contrast, Edgar Allan Poe, a nineteenth century romantic writer, finds beauty and meaning in death. To Poe, life and death are a serious topic, and one that he keeps coming back to. Comparing specific poems of theirs, meaning Plath’s “Lady Lazarus” and Poe’s “Spirits of the Dead” provides insight into how important the topics of life and death were to both writers, yet they often undertook a different approach to their importance. Whereas Poe perceives death as a mysterious and ominous presence, Plath approaches the topic playfully and does not seem to take it seriously. Notably, this is reflected in their deaths; Plath having left the world by her own hands, and Poe dying under mysterious circumstances. Through this all, it can be concluded that life and death were both very influential topics for both authors, despite their different approaches.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:811428
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
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