The Poetry of Ted Hughes - new book

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ISBN/EAN: 9781137310941

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978-1-137-31094-1
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Author: Sandie Byrne
Title: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism; The Poetry of Ted Hughes
Publisher: Red Globe Press; Macmillan Education
192 Pages
Publishing year: 2014-08-15
London; GB
Language: English
24,29 € (DE)
28,99 CHF (CH)
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EA; E107; eBook; Nonbooks, PBS / Sprachwissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft; Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter; Verstehen; nature; myth; history of literature; history; bibliography; poetry; B; Poetry and Poetics; Poetry and Poetics; Literature, Cultural and Media Studies; BB

This Reader's Guide charts the reception history of Ted Hughes' poetry from his first to last published collection, culminating in posthumous tributes and assessments of his lifetime achievement. Sandie Byrne explores the criticism relating to key issues such as nature, myth, the Laureateship, and Hughes' relationship with Sylvia Plath.

This Reader's Guide charts the reception history of Ted Hughes' poetry from his first to last published collection, culminating in posthumous tributes and assessments of his lifetime achievement. Sandie Byrne explores the criticism relating to key issues such as nature, myth, the Laureateship, and Hughes' relationship with Sylvia Plath.

List of Abbreviations.- Introduction.- 1. Early Work.- 2. Nature Poetry.- 3. The Sequences.- 4. Hughes and Plath.- 5. Later Work.- ConclusionNotes.- Bibliography.- Index.

Sandie Byrne is University Lecturer in English Literature, Director of Studies in English Literature and Creative Writing at the Department for Continuing Education, and Fellow of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford, UK.