Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2015

A review Sylvia Plath Effect – An Indian Scenario

Bhumika N Solanki

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 Since long time people have been correlating creativity with mental illness. The evidences and incidences are also found that supports their correlation. This susceptibility of creative peoples, especially writers and poets to suffer from mental illness has been termed as Sylvia Plath effect on the name of famous American poet Sylvia Plath. From the cases encountered and survey done till date, it has been found that among writers and poets, female poets were more likely to be mentally ill than other creative females, such as politicians, actresses, and artists. This correlation between creative expressions of writers and their emotional disturbances is seen as an insightful work of literature. As far as Indian perspective of Sylvia Plath effect is concerned, few examples are found that goes in accordance, however, the overall occurrence of effect is not that much prominent. However, many studies have demonstrated that creative writers are prone to suffer from mental illness; this relationship has not been examined in depth and the area is quite open for future research and discussions.

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Bhumika N Solanki A review Sylvia Plath Effect?An Indian Scenario Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 7 July 2015

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