Laughter of Foxes A Study of Ted Hughes

The Laughter of Foxes was the first study to be published after Hughes2 death, and therefore the first to survey the whole of Hughes2 achievement, including Birthday Letters. It contains a great deal of new information, including extracts from Hughes2 letters, and the first publication of the background story of Crow. There are chapters on the mythic imagination, on the poetic relationship between Hughes and Plath, and on the evolution of a Hughes poem through all its manuscript drafts. But the main purpose of the book is to attempt an adequate reading of Hughes2 poetry, revealing the underlying quest which transformed his imagination, leading him by painful stages from a vision of a world made of blood to a vision of a world made of light. "Sagar2s style is both scholarly and accessible... essential reading for anyone passionate about the work of Hughes."--Erica Wagner, The TimesSagar, Keith is the author of 'Laughter of Foxes A Study of Ted Hughes', published 0000 under ISBN 9780853235651 and ISBN 0853235651.