Ted Hughes and the Classics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199229710)

This collection of sixteen articles, written by leading specialists in Classical and English literature, is an important contribution to the critical assessment of Ted Hughes, one of the most popular and controversial English poets of the late 20th century. The chapters are arranged broadly chronologically according to Hughes's publications, and deal with different aspects of his engagement with the culture and literature of ancient Greece and Rome, including translations, original works, classical thought, and ideologies in his drama and verse. Hughes is revealed as a leading figure in literary reception of the Classics in 20th century poetry, a sharply intelligent and sensitive reader of some of the world's foundational texts.

Author: Roger Rees
ISBN-10: 0199229716
ISBN-13: 9780199229710
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2009
Pages: 364
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2010