Sylvia Plath and the Language of Affective States - (Advances in Stylistics) by Zsofia Demjen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Focusing on the first journal in 'The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath', this book writes a convincing case for the value of corpus-based stylistics and narrative psychology in the analysis of representations of the experience of affective states.<br/><br/>Situated at the intersection between language study, psychology and healthcare, this study of the personal writing of a poet and novelist showcases a cutting-edge combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches, including metaphor analysis, corpus methods, and second person narration. Techniques that systematically account for representations of experiences of affective states, such as those in this book, are rare and crucial in improving understanding of these experiences. The findings and methods of this book therefore potentially have bearing on the study, diagnosis and treatment of depression and other mental illnesses. Zsófia Demjén follows the cognitive turn in both literary studies and linguistics here, emerging with a greater understanding of Plath, her diarized output and her experience of her inner world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>An excellent example of the benefits that can be reaped by [broadening the boundaries of stylistic approaches] ... [B]y combining qualitative and quantitative methods with narrative, cognitive and psychological insights, Demjén is particularly well equipped to draw conclusions with regard to the linguistic projection of Plath's renowned depressive bouts. ... She impressively combines all these interests and insightfully highlights possible applications of stylistics work for the understanding of depression in general.<br/>The Year's Work in Stylistics (2015)<br><br>Zsófia Demjén has written a meticulous and illuminating interdisciplinary study of Sylvia Plath's journals. She makes a strong case for their capacity to provide real insight into the writer's experiences of mental illness. I was particularly struck by Demjén's emphasis on the usefulness of these journal entries to others, as articulations of suffering that we often cannot voice ourselves. Though academically rigorous and methodical, the book also makes for fascinating and highly compelling reading. Whilst rightly careful to discourage a reading of Plath's entire published creative output through a simplistic biographical lens, Demjén's evaluation of these journals validates our instinct to regard Plath's depression as relevant to an understanding of the writer and her work.<br><br>This book is a major incursion of a linguist into the realms of clinical psychology and psychopathology and one which I welcome. It lays down very well the variety of tools discourse analysis offers in helping understand the experiences which have hitherto been the domain of mental health care professionals.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Zsófia Demjén </b>is Lecturer of English Language and Applied Linguistics at The Open University, UK.</p>
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