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The elegies of Ted Hughes
Get PDFThe 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
Wayne P. Hughes, Jr. Interview (MORS)
Get PDFInterviewers: Brown, Gerald G.; Garrambone, Michael W.; Sheldon, Robert S. Interview location(s): Monterey, California [Hughes and Brown] and via telephone [Garrambone and Sheldon
The economic and fiscal impacts of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, a macroeconomic analysis
No full textThis report estimates the macroeconomic and fiscal impacts of Hurricane Sandy on the economy of New Jersey using the R/ECON™ forecasting model of the state’s economy. The model consists of more than 250 quarterly time-series equations and 30 employment sectors.The analysis takes into account both the economic losses resulting from the hurricane and the offsetting positive economic impacts associated with recovery and reconstruction spending in the months and years following the storm.However, the estimates of impacts depend upon the restoration expenditures actually being made. If the funds for these restoration and recovery expenditures are not made available, the offsetting positive impacts to the economy will not occur and the New Jersey economy will be significantly damaged. See Section 3 for estimates of the negative impacts if restoration expenditures are not made.This report was published as Issue Paper Number 34, January 2013, in Rutgers Regional Report
Dr. Michael Janis, Morehouse College, August 2011, August 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Michael Janis. Dr. Janis talks about his book, "Africa After Modernism: Transitions in Literature, Media and Philosophy". Yolanda Gilmore-Bivins, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
Far Hills, Admission ticket for L.B.J. Barbecue, September 27, 1964
No full textAdmission ticket for the L.B.J. Barbecue held at Cragwood, the Far Hills home of the Charles W. Engelhards, in honor of Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of then United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson. This ticket was signed by from left to right: actor/singer Vic Damone, Betty Hughes, wife of then New Jersey governor Richard J. Hughes; and actor Ben Gazzara. Also in attendance at this event was Sammy Davis Jr. Used by permission from Michael C. Barr, owner of item
Omphalina : newsletter of Foray Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 05, no. 05 (26 may 2014)
No full textEditor's comments -- Foray matters -- Basic barrens of Gros Morne / Michael Burzynski -- Gymnopus eneficola spec. nov. / Petersen, Hughes, Voitk [ie. Ron Petersen, Karen Hughes, Andrus Voitk] -- Gymnopus dryophilus clades / Hughes, Aldrovandi, Petersen, Voitk [ie. Karen Hughes, Matt Aldrovandi, Ron Petersen, Andrus Voitk] -- The Bishop's sketchbook -- Dryophiles and dryophobes / Voitk, Hughes, Aldrovandi [ie. Andrus Voitk, Karen Hughes, Matt Aldrovandi] -- Gymnopus species in NL / Petersen, Voitk [ie. Ron Petersen, Andrus Voitk] -- Mail basket -- Partners -- Foray notice.Frequency: irregular.Omphalina : newsletter of Foray Newfoundland and Labrador, "an amateur, volunteer-run, community, not-for-profit organization with a mission to organize enjoyable and informative amateur mushroom forays in Newfoundland and Labrador and disseminate the knowledge gained" (vol. 1, no. 2, p. 2)
Ted Hughes : speaking for the earth.
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Far Hills, Admission ticket for L.B.J. Barbecue, September 27, 1964 - Verso
No full textVerso of admission ticket for the L.B.J. Barbecue held at Cragwood, the Far Hills home of the Charles W. Engelhards, in honor of Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of then United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Verso features a directional map of the local roads in Far Hills including Route 202. This front of this ticket was signed by from left to right: actor/singer Vic Damone, Betty Hughes, wife of then New Jersey governor Richard J. Hughes; and actor Ben Gazzara. Also in attendance at this event was Sammy Davis Jr. Used by permission from Michael C. Barr, owner of item
Authors' response to Hughes et al. (2024)
Get PDFWe thank the Editor for the opportunity to respond to the comments raised in the letter to the editor by Hughes et al. (2024). We also thank Hughes et al. for their interest in our paper (Pu et al., 2024), but we do not believe there are “inaccuracies and contradictions” in our paper. Below we will respond to the comments raised by Hughes et al
Symposium Festschrift Hughes (Vernon W) to Celebrate his 70th birthday
No full textThe contents of this book are derived from a celebration of the 70th birthday of Vernon W Hughes. Professor Hughes' career has touched on several areas in modern physics ranging from precision measurements of the fundamental properties of atoms to measurements of spin structure functions of the proton via deep inelastic muon scattering at the world's highest energy fixed target machines. This observance of his 70th birthday brings together experimental and theoretical physicists who are leaders of the many fields in which he has made contributions
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