In October, 1998, Ted Hughes, the great English poet and writer died of cancer at the age of 68. From 1957 to 1998, Hughes published numerous books of poetry and received various awards including the prestigious Whitb...In October, 1998, Ted Hughes, the great English poet and writer died of cancer at the age of 68. From 1957 to 1998, Hughes published numerous books of poetry and received various awards including the prestigious Whitbread Poetry Award. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and given Merit of Order shortly before his death. He was generally regarded, with Philip Larkin, as one of the two most important English poets since the Second展开更多
The purpose of the present article is to explore two main poetry collections of Sylvia Plath.Poems for“The Colossus”and“Ariel”were written in different times and life stages of the poet.“The Colossus”is the begi...The purpose of the present article is to explore two main poetry collections of Sylvia Plath.Poems for“The Colossus”and“Ariel”were written in different times and life stages of the poet.“The Colossus”is the beginning of her full life as a woman and a poet and“Ariel”is telling us about her final years and predicts the tragical ending that she had chosen.Both books are rich with different characters,poetical symbols and themes.展开更多
文摘In October, 1998, Ted Hughes, the great English poet and writer died of cancer at the age of 68. From 1957 to 1998, Hughes published numerous books of poetry and received various awards including the prestigious Whitbread Poetry Award. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and given Merit of Order shortly before his death. He was generally regarded, with Philip Larkin, as one of the two most important English poets since the Second
文摘The purpose of the present article is to explore two main poetry collections of Sylvia Plath.Poems for“The Colossus”and“Ariel”were written in different times and life stages of the poet.“The Colossus”is the beginning of her full life as a woman and a poet and“Ariel”is telling us about her final years and predicts the tragical ending that she had chosen.Both books are rich with different characters,poetical symbols and themes.