The Art of Ted Hughes - Softcover

Sagar, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521293219 ISBN 13: 9780521293211

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Dr Sagar believes that when we see Ted Hughes work as a whole, with each book a stage in a psychic adventure involving new stylistic challenge, we shall see it to be the achievement of a major poet. In this study of Ted Hughes, Dr Sagar gives most of his attention to individual poems, their meaning and coherence, their relation to each other and to the poetic tradition, their sources and background (often in mythology and folklore), and their relevance to living in our time. He began reading Hughes in 1957 when The Hawk in the Ruin appeared, and has followed his development closely ever since: here, with benefit of hindsight, he attempts to retrace that journey. A chapter is devoted to each major work.

About this title

Book Description:

Dr Sagar believes that when we see Ted Hughes work as a whole, with each book a stage in a psychic adventure involving new stylistic challenge, we shall see it to be the achievement of a major poet. In this study of Ted Hughes, Dr Sagar gives most of his attention to individual poems, their meaning and coherence, their relation to each other and to the poetic tradition, their sources and background.

About the Author:

Keith Sagar was a reader in literature at Manchester University. He is now special professor at Nottingham University. He is the author of over twenty books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521293219
• ISBN 13: 9780521293211
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288