Revisiting Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar as a feminist response to McCarthyism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11395804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | María Laura Arce Álvarez (0000-0003-2576-0295, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Issue | 40 |
| Pages | 43-62 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0214-4808 • E-ISSN: 2171-861X |
| Publisher | Universidad de Alicante Servicio de Publicaciones (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14198/raei.2024.40.03 |
| OpenAlex | W4391685954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
The present article introduces a feminist and political analysis of Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar, considering it a cultural response to McCarthyism. In order to do that, the article focuses on the importance Plath gives to the Rosenberg’s case in the novel and particularly in the relevance Ethel Rosenberg’s death sentence had to awaken a female consciousness for the women of the 1950s in America. The female body turns fundamental for a feminist struggle that Plath creates in the novel to deconstruct the imposed female roles that helped McCarthy control the private lives of the Americans. Sixty years after Plath’s death and its publication, The Bell Jar becomes a fundamental text for understanding contemporary feminist literature
Art · Political science · Sociology · American Literature and Culture · Gender Studies · Modern American Literature Studies · Poetry Analysis and Criticism
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |