Crash Course
The Poetry of Sylvia Plath: Crash Course Literature 216
In which John Green teaches you about the poetry of Sylvia Plath. When a lot of people think about Sylvia Plath, they think about her struggles with mental illness and her eventual suicide. Her actual work can get lost in the shuffle a...
Schooling Online
Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Cock Crow
Discover Dobson’s deeply personal and emotive reflection on the complex experience of motherhood. Being a mum is tough. Sometimes, Dobson just wants to escape it all. One night, she decides to go on a long walk. She walks along the dark...
The Art Assignment
Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?
Artist Henri Rousseau painted The Dream in 1910, and it's imagery of a woman lounging on a sofa in the middle of a jungle was as surreal then as it is today. What is it about this artwork that captivated audiences then and now?
Curated Video
W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91
W.S. MERWIN, PRIZE-WINNING POET OF NATURE, DIES AT 91
Curated Video
Gwyneth Paltrow unveils her bio-pic of turbulent life of 60s writer
London. November 6, 2003
1. Pan from poster to cinema marquee
2. Crowds
3. Press
4. Gwyneth Paltrow arriving
5. Chris Martin and Coldplay
Focus Films
6. Film clip - 'Sylvia'
London. November 6, 2003
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Gwyneth...
Curated Video
Daniel Craig on being the new James Bond
1.Still photo of Daniel Craig as James Bond
2. Pan from end of gun to Daniel Craig
2. Arrival Daniel Craig to jetty
3. Cutaway photographers
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Craig:
"How did I feel when I got the part? I felt great, I felt...
Curated Video
The body of Bruce Paltrow is moved from hospital morgue
1) pan left, S. Camillo hospital in Rome, Italy
2) ms, sign S. Camillo Hospital
3) ws, exterior of morgue of S. Camillo hospital, Rome
4) ms, cleaner
5) ca, morgue sign, people entering
6)ls Morgue from distance, train passing in...
Curated Video
Controversial dance drama based on ex chancellor's late wife
1. Exterior of Bonn opera house
2. Poster of dance drama "Hannelore Kohl", showing a red stiletto on a green pear (former chancellor Helmut Kohl was called "pear" by his critics, and cartoonists loved to caricature him with a...
British Library
British Library: Poetry & Performance: Sylvia Plath
Audio recordings of select poems by American poet Sylvia Plath. With transcripts of the poems read, a biographical note about the writer's life and career, literary analysis of her work, and teacher's notes.
Favorite Poem Project
The Favorite Poetry Project: "Nick and the Candlestick" by Sylvia Plath
In this video episode [6:19] from Favorite Poem Project, Seph Rodney, a Jamaican-American photographer, describes a heartbreak and then explains how Sylvia Plath's poem entitled "Nick and the Candlestick" opened his mind to the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Sylvia Plath
Video on the life and poetry of Sylvia Plath, with archival footage and visualizations of her work. Includes a video transcript. There are also several links to other resources about Plath. Part of a thirteen-hour series entitled "Voices...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions
Thirteen videos on the works and lives of renowned American poets, including Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Robert Frost. With performances, interviews, and dramatic readings.
BBC
Bbc: Poetry Out Loud Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath
Contains a copy of Sylvia Plath's poem "Lady Lazarus" as well as an oral reading of the poem. Site is provided by the BBC and requires Real Player.
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature 216: The Poetry of Sylvia Plath
A video in which author John Green discusses Sylvia Plath, her life, her poetry, and her role in feminism. [11:17]