The Elegies of Ted Hughes

The elegiac aspect of Ted Hughes' poetry has been frequently overlooked, an oversight which this book sets out to rectify. Encompassing a broad range of themes, from the decline of nature and local industry to the national grief caused by the First World War, this book is a comprehensive addition to the study of Hughes' poetry.

Author: E. Hadley
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 05/07/2010
Pages: 182
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780230232181

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2011

About the Author
EDWARD HADLEY is Associate Lecturer in Twentieth-Century Literature and Children's Literature at the Open University, UK. He completed his PhD on Ted Hughes at Durham University, where he has taught classes on Metaphysical Poetry and Shakespeare.