The Elegies of Ted Hughes

by E. Hadley

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230232181
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/07/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Griefs for Dead Soldiers Instinct for Loss Singers of a Lost Kingdom Moortown Elegies? The Fruitful River Dust As We Are The Sorrows of the Deer Epilogue Endnotes Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'...Hadley is strongest when he follows the established elegiac trope of the river in Hughes' River...in so doing, he not only examines the qualities that might make Hughes' poetry elegiac but also places him in a lineage of established elegists who recuperate the deard to provide both solace and regeneration.' M. Willhardt, Choice

'The Elegies of Ted Hughes is a welcome addition to the field of Hughes studies.' - Sally Connolly, TLS

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