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The elegies of Ted Hughes
Full text linkThe purpose of this study is to make the case that Ted Hughes (1930-1998) is one of the pre-eminent elegists writing in English in the latter half of the twentieth century. Whilst his poetry has been widely criticised for its apparent preoccupation with violence and death, it is puzzling that the links these topics have in common with elegy have never been clearly verified. This might be because Hughes's elegies do not appear to bear the characteristics frequently associated with traditional poetic laments; however, as this study shows, closer scrutiny reveals not only many similarities, but also acts of resistance within the broader scope of elegy. Drawing on both established and contemporary critical debates surrounding Hughes and elegy, this study undertakes a comprehensive reading of the poet's major works from The Hawk in the Rain to Birthday Letters, whilst also paying attention to limited editions of his verse, including Recklings, Capriccio and Howls & Whispers. Posthumous publications, including the Collected Poems. Selected Translations and Letters of Ted Hughes, are accounted for. so that (alongside the chronological reading of the poems) Hughes's development as an elegist is fully realised. One of the aims of the thesis is to demonstrate that the poet's elegies are unified in presenting what I term the ‘actual'; that is to say, that Hughes does not fabricate sensations or forge experiences that purport to be beyond the realm of recognisable human endeavour. This I term his 'unfalsifying dream’. This is striking because quite often traditional elegies appear to present the opposite: a language which is ๐mate and images which are close to beatifying the deceased, putting them at a remove from human experience and existence. 'The Hawk in the Rain' is used to illustrate Hughes's theoretical position, especially in the case of his earlier war elegies and the circumstances of Remains of Elmet and Moortown Diary. He is both the observational, seemingly dispassionate poet (the hawk), capable of a detaching himself from the experience he wishes to relay in his verse, and yet, he is also the wanderer 'in the rain, one who is immersed in the momentous instant of his own language and experience. Like his personas, Hughes is divided. He is complicit with many of elegy's practices and traditions, but he is also a reformer and renovator of elegy, writing invigorating verse which brings the realities of mortality closer to the reader. In doing so, he reaffirms the significance of life and how this life might be better lived in closer harmony to poetry and contemporary ecological urgencies. 'The Elegies of Ted Hughes' aims to prove that far from being just a 'poet of nature', Hughes has been an exemplary elegist in our own time
My Maine piece by author Ted Gup who describes with tenderness and humor his m
No full textMy Maine piece by author Ted Gup who describes with tenderness and humor his morning ritual of removing mice from the live traps in his cabin and walking them to a clearing for release back into nature
Ted Pelton Reading and Workshop
No full textAuthor Ted Pelton recites the mythology of the trickster Woodchuck, which includes tales of Woodchuck\u27s creation by God, his assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and his inexplicable habit of carrying a very personal possession in a box, in this February 20th, 2008 edition of the Rooftop Poetry Club podcast
Joseph E. Lowery With Ted Kennedy, circa 1980
No full textSouthern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with Senator Ted Kennedy (Edward Moore Kennedy).The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Ted Conover, 33rd Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textTed Conover is the critically-acclaimed author of Rolling Nowhere: Riding the Rails with America’s Hoboes; Whiteout; Coyotes: A Journey Across the Border with America’s Mexican Migrants; and Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. His latest work is The Routes of Man, which explores the ways roads are changing the world
Architecture in tension: an examination of the position of the architect in the private and public sectors, focusing on the training and careers of Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976) and Sir Donald Gibson (1908-1991)
Full text linkIn the early 1900s tensions began to appear within the architectural profession,
as private practitioners struggled to deal with the implications of professional
colleagues moving into public sector employment. Sir Basil Spence and Sir
Donald Gibson began their architectural training in the mid-1920s and, as
tensions between the sectors intensified, Spence entered private practice and
Gibson chose to enter the public sector. Each became an exemplar of his
chosen sector of the profession and yet both have, until recently, escaped
critical attention. The tensions between the public and private sectors of the
profession have been acknowledged within the historiography, but not received
detailed analysis.
This thesis advances the current historiography by presenting an examination
of the division between the sectors, focusing on the relationship between the
RIBA and the public sector union AASTA and assessing the influence of
AASTA on Gibson's Coventry City Architect's Department.
Through an examination of archival material, contemporary published material,
and buildings, this thesis builds on the work of the Sir Basil Spence Archive
Project, adding detailed accounts of his early life, architectural training, and
RIBA presidency, presenting new information and correcting certain aspects of
the accepted historiography. It likewise presents new information on Gibson's
early life and training and his central role in achieving improved status and
representation for the public sector. An analysis of selected projects provides a
comparative study of their contrasting approaches to architecture: the
technically informed, collaborative team-work of Gibson and the individual
artistry of Spence.
Both men played pivotal roles in reforming the RIBA and in changing public and
professional perceptions of the architect, nevertheless, the long lineage and
complex nature of tensions within the profession meant that the public/private
division was never be bridged and issues of status and representation
remained essentially immutable
Fire and Rescue Operations. Engine House #21, Toledo, Ohio, 1984
No full textFrom the Ted J. Ligibel Collection, a 1984 view of the all-brick historic Toledo Fire Department, Engine House #21 on South Detroit Avenue and Glendale Avenue in South Toledo. A Sohio Service Station is visible behind the buildings. Terms associated with the photograph are: historic buildings | fire stations | Fire and Rescue Operations. Engine House #21 (Toledo, Ohio) | Author Toledo (Ohio). Department of Fire and Rescue Operations | Glendale Avenue (Toledo, Ohio) | 1474 South Detroit Avenue (Toledo, Ohio) | Sohio Service Station (Toledo, Ohio) | service station
Correspondence to Ted Turner from Joseph E. Lowery, September 3, 1981
No full textThis folder contains a letter to Ted Turner from Joseph E. Lowery regarding suggestions for television programming. Also in the folder is a business card for Robert J. Wussler, an executive vice president at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. 3 pages.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Ted Harrison
No full textPhotograph - Artist Ted Harrison visits with children at the Athabasca Public Library, Athabasca, Albert
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No full textPhotograph - Artist Ted Harrison visits with children at the Athabasca Public Library, Athabasca, Albert
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