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Poet and Critic: The Letters of Ted Hughes and Keith Sagar

Poet and Critic: The Letters of Ted Hughes and Keith Sagar

by TedHughes (Author), KeithSagar (Author)

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    Hardcover 2012

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Synopsis

The correspondence between the English poet Ted Hughes and the literary critic Keith Sagar began in 1969 and lasted until Hughes's death in 1998. During that time Hughes wrote 146 letters to Sagar, which show a unique dialogue between a writer and a critic. In the letters Hughes describes his creative process candidly and in great depth, offering exceptional insight into the poet at work. Their relationship, however, extended to many areas beyond literature, and the letters also cover such topics as Hughes's travels, hunting, religion, education and his relationship with Sylvia Plath. Never published before in their entirety, this collection provides a significant new perspective on Hughes's life and work.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 320
 Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division
Published: 10 May 2012
ISBN 10: 0712358625
ISBN 13: 9780712358620

Media Reviews
For Plath and Hughes scholars, this is a must-read book. . . . Recommended. --K. Gale, University of Nebraska Choice
That Keith Sagar was engaged with Hughes in such a correspondence for nearly thirty years and in such detail, is a measure of Hughes's trust and of how constructive and fortifying he found their exchange. --John Moat, author of The Way to Write
A wholly compelling book. --Mark Wormald Times Literary Supplement
A wholly compelling book. --Mark Wormald Times Literary Supplement
For Plath and Hughes scholars, this is a must-read book. . . . Recommended. --K. Gale, University of Nebraska Choice
That Keith Sagar was engaged with Hughes in such a correspondence for nearly thirty years and in such detail, is a measure of Hughes s trust and of how constructive and fortifying he found their exchange. --John Moat, author of The Way to Write
Author Bio
Keith Sagar was Reader in Literature at Manchester University for 33 years. He is now a Special Professor at Nottingham University. He has published over 20 books, most of them on D.H. Lawrence or Ted Hughes, including The Art of Ted Hughes (1978) and Ted Hughes and Nature: 'Terror and Exultation' (2010). Ted Hughes (1930 - 1998) is widely considered the greatest English poet of the 20th century. He is best known for his poetry collections The Hawk in the Rain (1957), Crow (1970) and Birthday Letters (1998), and the children's book The Iron Man (1968). He also made important contributions to drama, fiction, translation and literary criticism. Hughes received many awards, including the Queen's Gold Medal for poetry in 1974. He became Poet Laureate in 1984, and was awarded the Queen's Order of Merit in August 1998.