Volume : 2, Issue : 6, June - 2013

Thematic Concerns in Ted Hughes� Poetry

Nidhi Khatana

Abstract :

Ted Hughes writes frequently of animal life, of nature, the elemental force of non–human life and the inner turbulence of modern man who is seen as a cut off from the instinctual sources of his power. His themes express the powerful, often violent energies and the divided nature of modern man. The present paper is an attempt to critically analyse the major themes discussed in the poetic oeuvre of Ted Hughes.