This collection of original essays by an international team of Hughes scholars demonstrates afresh how key contextual and theoretical approaches to the poet's work serve to illuminate the texts. Part I reads Hughes' poems through cultural contexts while Part II examines his work through the frames of a range of literary theories.
Ted Hughes' poetry is widelystudied at ALevel and at university level Gifford is a leading scholar on Hughes and the collection features essays by rising scholars and established names, including Keith Sagar Offers fresh perspectives and analyses of Hughes' key poems