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Refiguring Orpheus: the possession of the past in Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters.

Authors :
Whitehead, Anne
Source :
Textual Practice. Summer99, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p227. 15p.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Analyzes the literary influence behind Ted Hughes' collection of poems entitled 'Birthday Letters.' Critics' unanimous views regarding Hughes' position with regards to the past and to memory; Complex temporality and treatment of the past characterizing Hughes' poems.

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Subjects :
*POETRY (Literary form)

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Language :
English
ISSN :
0950236X
Volume :
13
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Textual Practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
6672020
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/09502369908582339
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