Sylvia Plath's LADY LAZARUS Poem: ON LIFE, DEATH AND RESURRECTION
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- ‘He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was bound about with a napkin.’
----John: Chapter 11, Verses 43-44
Sylvia Plath's poem 'Lady Lazarus' is an exploration of her powerlessness against the unstoppable death instinct, yet one where she attempts, as the artist that she is, to transform this powerlessness into its opposite, by mythologising herself as the female version of Lazarus who was raised by Jesus in the Bible.
Plath explores many themes from death and resurrection, to the voyeurism of the supposedly concerned crowds (that is the relationship between sex and death), through to nazi symbolism, as well as what she perceived (whether rightly or wrongly) to be the male oppressor in many forms, responsible for her miseries.
She declares a final judgement of the equivalence of good and evil (in the forms of God and Lucifer) due to their inherent male natures and therefore, moves beyond the moral sphere, as any true artist worth the name should do.
Full of depth of imagery and written in the same month as her poem 'Daddy' - which you can view here: • Sylvia Plath's 'Daddy'... - Plath utilises a type of 'poetic justice' and announces that she will return to punish those responsible for her sufferings.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Ariel by Sylvia Plath: (includes the Poem 'Daddy'): Faber Modern Classics (Faber Poetry): amzn.to/33BxrRI
The Colossus By Sylvia Plath: (Faber Poetry): amzn.to/3iICfJn
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath: (her only novel): (Faber & Faber): amzn.to/36D8sPS
The Journals of Sylvia Plath: amzn.to/36DxH4y
A Collection of the Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume I: 1940-1956: amzn.to/33zv1mn
A Collection of the Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume II: 1956 - 1963: amzn.to/3jBfLLs
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath: amzn.to/36AvmHx
The Theory of Psychoanalysis (for an introduction to the Electra complex), by Carl Gustav Jung: amzn.to/2Ssemei
The Freud Reader by Sigmund Freud (for an Introduction to the Oedipus complex - the forerunner to the Electra complex): (Vintage Classics): amzn.to/3d1kZxs
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Every word of Slyvia Plath's Lady Lazaurs ressonate with me. Your work deserves to be seen by everyone who love poetry and philosophy. It would be great if you would do one for Emily Dickson's poems.
I will…. and Thank You.
In my moments of deepest despair and loneliness I find solace in poetry and art. I am far from Sylvia Plath in both life and experiences but few have spoken to the deepest parts of myself like she has. In the end all of us will be united in common experiences but so few of us ever allow that notion to connect us like it should.
Your understanding of the profundity of Sylvia Plath is brought together with images and a sonic sensitivity that truly honors the greatest of poets as if emerging from the feeling depths of the Heart of Being.
Arlo Parks and dare I say Lana Del Ray led me to this. "To the same place, the same face, the same brute" is a line I possibly will never forget
In the October of 1962, in the same month that she wrote 'Daddy' (which you can view here: czcams.com/video/RwgKxOpFdaE/video.html) Sylvia Plath crafted one of her most brilliant pieces of poetry 'Lady Lazarus' using Christian religious symbolism to compare herself to the biblical Lazarus (who died and was raised), and superimposing it with the Nazi motif that she used in 'Daddy', highlighting her persecution at the hands of a man (and men) of tyranny. Along with 'Daddy', 'Lady Lazarus' was written in what is often said to be her most creative burst of energy, just four months prior to her suicide.
This deserves way more views. Very, very well done.
Thank you Stepy
You have inspired me to read and write poetry. I am grateful to you for that.
That’s a wonderful message Sunil. I’m very happy for you. Here’s the trick to writing poetry - never stop…
Take care for now Sunil.
Great point about "Herr God, Herr Lucifer".
Thank you.
I pray for your soul, if you have one, if we have them. You, great poet, great woman, scare me...scare me to my own calling, as you say...soon. God bless us both.
You are so good you know! I have nothing more to say, I'll just get back to studying but you are amazing❤️
Thank You so much Sagarika. That’s a very nice message. I’m glad you like it. Have a great day.
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Thank you, this video is very well done. It deserves far more than a thousand views.
Thank you for this!
Another phenomenal video.
Glad to have you back
Gladder to have you have me back Aman Singh. Thank you!
such a great poem such a great video
Amazing bideo❤️
you deserve more recognition
And you deserve a kiss. Thank You Hanin. I appreciate it.
I can save her
Her car crash happened a few months prior where she probably hit her face on the steering wheel, most likely the result of finding out about the affair. Read the poem again and think about that, seriously. Your Welcome
Sylvia had a scar on her face when she met Hughes. She explained to him that it was the result of a suicide attempt.
@@gavinreid2741 I was referring to were she says my face A featureless fine Jew linen, as Jew linen is a way to refer to gauze and she would have had her face wrapped in gauze if she bludgeoned it on the steering wheel in an accident. There seem to be many other references to the car crash "suicide attempt" in this poem, like her foot being a paper weight, but its poetry so its left open to interpretation so people can pull their own meanings and theories out of it.
Just clarification, "A few months prior" to writing Lady Lazarus
typical, paints herself into a corner where "Meism" resides....i feel sorry for her father who was her scapegoat for her own failures.....as a counselor i let you whine and then begin the push.....the work, the path out, and a Life Worth Living.....
I'm so sorry if I offend but..
She was a. Fanatically selfish, wannabe 'great poet'. Who Sadly got she wanted