Sylvia Plath's short life and intense poetry continue to draw considerable critical and popular attention. Among her more recognizable works are the poetry collection Ariel and the novel The Bell Jar. Her suicide and tumultuous marriage to Ted Hughes, as well as his choices in posthumously publishing some of her work (and not publishing other parts of it), add to the cult of romance and mystery surrounding Plath's life. Bloom's How to Write about Sylvia Plath provides valuable advice for students on writing compelling essays about Plath and her work. Bibliographies, an index, and an introduction from Yale scholar Harold Bloom complete the title.