Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Abbreviations vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1 Literary Contexts 16
7. Chapter 2 Plath’s Poetry and Fiction 58
8. Chapter 3 The Politics of Plath’s Fiction 90
9. Chapter 4 Gender and Society in The Bell Jar 116
10. Chapter 5 Gender and Society in Plath’s Short Stories 152
11. Notes 176
12. Bibliography 199
13. Index 209