Ted Hughes

<p>For the first time one volume surveys the life works and critical reputation of one of the most significant British writers of the twentieth-century: Ted Hughes. </p><p>This accessible guide to Hughes’ writing provides a rich exploration of the complete range of his works. In this volume Terry Gifford:</p><ul> <li>offers clear and detailed discussions of Hughes’ poetry stories plays translations essays and letters</li> <li>includes new biographical information and previously unpublished archive material especially on Hughes’ environmentalism </li> <li> provides a comprehensive account of Hughes’ critical reception separated into the major themes that have interested readers and critics</li> <li>offers useful suggestions for further reading and incorporates helpful cross-references between sections of the guide. </li> </ul><p>Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series <em>Ted Hughes</em> presents an accessible fresh and fascinating introduction to a major British writer whose work continues to be of crucial importance today. </p>