Three Contemporary Poets: Thom Gunn, Ted Hughes and R.S. Thomas

This Casebook adopts a critical perspective towards the aims and achievements of three leading British poets of the post-1950 period. Incorporating a retrospective survey of the critical responses to each poet during the last thirty years or so it enables the reader to achieve a sharper understanding of their poetic art and relevance to the literary culture of today.

List of contents

General Editor's Preface.- Introduction.- PART 1: THOM GUNN.- Gunn on Himself and Poetry.- Critical Studies.- PART 2: TED HUGHES.- Hughes on Himself and Poetry.- Critical Studies.- PART 3: R. S. THOMAS.- Thomas on Himself and Poetry.- Critical Studies.- Select Bibliography.- Notes on Contributors.- Acknowledgements.- Index.

Product details

• Assisted by: A. E. Dyson (Editor), A.E. Dyson (Editor), A E Dyson (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1990
• EAN: 9780333319437
• ISBN: 978-0-333-31943-7
• No. of pages: 287
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 21 mm x 215 mm
• Weight: 379 g
• Series: Casebooks series; Casebooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies