Ted Hughes is one of the greatest English poets of this century, yet his life was dogged by tragedy and controversy. His marriage to the American poet Sylvia Plath marked his whole life and he never entirely recovered from her suicide in 1963, though he chose to remain silent on the subject for more than 30 years. Many people, including his friend Al Alvarez, have held Hughes¿s adultery responsible for Plath¿s death. Elaine Feinstein first met Hughes in 1969, and she was a good friend of his and his sister Olwen¿s, both of whom guarded the Plath estate. She knows many of the European and America poets who so influenced Hughes - Seamus Heaney, Thom Gunn, Miroslav Holub, and knows the world in which both he and Plath moved.
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'This is an admirable book, fond but fair; hard to believe it could be bettered any time soon' (The Times)
'It is a story full of fascination, told with judicious candour' (The Independent)
Book Description:
The first biography of the former Poet Laureate, famous for his marriage to Sylvia Plath, the subject of his bestseller, BIRTHDAY LETTERS, which has sold over 200,000 copies in hardback.
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- PublisherW&N
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0753813572
- ISBN 13 9780753813577
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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