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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

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

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

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 05 April 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:811428

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 2025 April 05] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:811428

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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TitleInterpretations 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
AuthorLea Janković
MentorJasna Poljak Rehlicki (mentor)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2022-09-12, 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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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:811428
Study programmeTitle: 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)
Study programmeTitle: Philosophy (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučililišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) filozofije (sveučililišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) filozofije)
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