Sylvia Plath's famous collection, as she intended it.

When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolific life but also her unpublished literary masterpiece, Ariel. When her husband, Ted Hughes, first brought this collection to the public, it garnered worldwide acclaim, but it wasn't the draft Sylvia had wanted her readers to see. This facsimile edition restores, for the first time, Plath's original manuscript—including handwritten notes—and her own selection and arrangement of poems. This edition also includes in facsimile the complete working drafts of her poem "Ariel," which provide a rare glimpse into the creative process of a beloved writer. This publication introduces a truer version of Plath's works, and will alter her legacy forever.

WHY WE PICKED IT
Sylvia Plath’s Ariel: The Restored Edition presents the poems in a facsimile of Plath’s original manuscript, restoring her intended selection and arrangement and offering readers a closer view of the book’s architecture, a vital edition for understanding one of the most influential poetry collections of the twentieth century.