A Ted Hughes Bestiary : Selected Poems

Resumen del libro

Originally the medieval bestiary or book of animals set out to establish safe distinctions - between them and us - but Hughes's poetry works always in a contrary direction: showing what man and beast have in common, the reservoir from which we all draw. Alice Oswald's selection is arranged chronologically, with an eye to different books and styles, but equally to those poems that embody animals, rather than just describe them. Some poems are here because, although not strictly speaking animal, they become so in the process of writing; and in keeping with the bestiary tradition there are plenty of imaginary animals - all concentratedly coming about their business.

The resulting selection is subtly responsive to a central aspect of Hughes's achievement, while offering room to some wonderful overlooked poems, and to 'those that have the wildest tunes.'

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Ted Hughesx{0026}lt;/B (1930-1998) es uno de los grandes poetas ingleses del siglo XX. Fue nombrado poeta laureado en el Reino Unido, el poeta oficial de la Reina, título que obtuvo en 1984 y que conservó hasta su muerte. También es muy conocido por su matrimonio con la poeta estadounidense Sylvia Plath, que se suicidó en 1963. De esa relación surgió uno de sus libros más celebrados Cartas de cumpleaños (1998). Otras obras suyas que cabe destacar son The Hawk in the Rain (1957) y Tales from Ovid (1997).x{0026}lt;/P