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Birthday Letters
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Birthday Letters
Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters are addressed, with just two exceptions, to Sylvia Plath, the American poet to whom he was married. They were written over a period of more than twenty-seven years and are largely concerned with the psychological drama that led both to the writing of her greatest poems and to her death.
Birthday Letters is Ted Hughes's bestselling collection of poems exploring his marriage to Sylvia Plath.
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With just two exceptions, these 88 poems, in the form of a narrative, are addressed to Sylvia Plath, the American poet to whom Ted Hughes was married. They were written over a period of more than 25 years, the first a few years after her suicide in 1963.
Intimate and candid, they cover the whole period of their relationship, from the first meeting to the aftermath of Plath's death, but are largely concerned with the psychological drama that led to the writing of her finest poems and to her death.
Birthday Letters offers profound insights into the intense personal and creative bond shared by Hughes and Plath, capturing the complexity of their lives together.
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Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes is highly praised for its emotional depth and directness, capturing the essence of Sylvia Plath through vivid imagery and poetic language. Critics commend its intensity, clarity, and Hughes's unique ability to convey both tenderness and loss. The collection is regarded as both immediate and deeply personal, offering a poignant insight into their tumultuous relationship.
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ISBN: 9780571194735
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 January 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: Primary and secondary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 208
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About the Author
Ted Hughes was born on 17 August 1930 in Mytholmroyd, a small mill town in West Yorkshire. His father made portable wooden buildings. The family moved to Mexborough, a coal-mining town in South Yorkshire, when Hughes was seven. His parents took over a newsagent and tobacconist shop, and eventually he went to the local grammar school.In 1948 Hughes won an Open Exhibition to Pembroke College, Cambridge. Before going there, he served two years National Service in the RAF. Between leaving Cambridge and becoming a teacher, he worked at various jobs, finally as a script-reader for Rank at their Pinewood Studios.In 1956 Hughes married the American poet Sylvia Plath, who died in 1963, and they had two children. He remarried in 1970. He was awarded the OBE in 1977, created Poet Laureate in December 1984 and appointed to the Order of Merit in 1998. He died in October 1998.Ted Hughes's first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published by Faber Faber.
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