Ted Hughes
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| - | [[Nicolas Hughes]], de zoon van de dichters [[Ted Hughes]] en [[Sylvia Plath]] heeft zichzelf omgebracht, 46 jaar nadat zijn beroemde moeder hetzelfde deed door vergassing, terwijl de eenjarige jongen toen in de belendende kamer aan het slapen was. De 47-jarige Hughes hing zichzelf op in zijn woning. Hij kampte al geruime tijd met een depressie. --[[De Papieren Man]] | + | |
| + | '''Edward James Hughes''' [[Order of Merit (Commonwealth)|OM]] (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an [[England|English]] [[poet]] and [[Children's literature|children's writer]], known as '''Ted Hughes'''. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British [[Poet Laureate]] from 1984 until his death. | ||
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| + | Hughes was married from 1956 to 1963 to the [[United States|American]] [[poet]] [[Sylvia Plath]], who committed suicide in 1963 at the age of 30. His part in the relationship became controversial, to some [[feminism|feminists]] and (particularly) US admirers of Plath, who even accused him of murder. Hughes himself never publicly entered the debate, but his last poetic work, ''[[Birthday Letters]]'' (1998), explored their complex relationship, and to many, put him in a significantly better light. | ||
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Edward James Hughes OM (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet and children's writer, known as Ted Hughes. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.
Hughes was married from 1956 to 1963 to the American poet Sylvia Plath, who committed suicide in 1963 at the age of 30. His part in the relationship became controversial, to some feminists and (particularly) US admirers of Plath, who even accused him of murder. Hughes himself never publicly entered the debate, but his last poetic work, Birthday Letters (1998), explored their complex relationship, and to many, put him in a significantly better light.
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