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Title
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VIOLENCE AND THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE IN THE POETRY OF TED HUGHES.
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Creator
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KRUGER, KATHRYN GAIL., Florida Atlantic University, Peyton, Ann
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Abstract/Description
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This thesis probes the conditions of violence in Hughes's verse, explains why it occurs so frequently, and gives reasons for its use. While scrutinizing Hughes's use of violence, I also demonstrate the strong celebration of life which occurs in the poetry. I show that both violence and the celebration of life spring from the same impetus or spirit which works together to give humankind a sensitive and complete vision of the universe. I prove that the seemingly diametrically opposed concepts...
Show moreThis thesis probes the conditions of violence in Hughes's verse, explains why it occurs so frequently, and gives reasons for its use. While scrutinizing Hughes's use of violence, I also demonstrate the strong celebration of life which occurs in the poetry. I show that both violence and the celebration of life spring from the same impetus or spirit which works together to give humankind a sensitive and complete vision of the universe. I prove that the seemingly diametrically opposed concepts of violence and the celebration of life actually exist because of each other, and are in fact the same exultant energy occurring in different forms. My thesis deals with Hughes's less-known works: River: New Poems, Season Sonas, Under the North Star, The Tiger's Bones, The Iron Man, and selected poems from Crow.
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Date Issued
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1986
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14291
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Subject Headings
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Hughes, Ted,--1930-1998--Criticism and interpretation.
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Format
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Document (PDF)
