A collection of twelve critical essays on Hughes and his work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication.

On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the word and meet the sky; And thro' the field the road runs by To many-tower'd Camelot. --From The Lady of Shalott Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poems found inspiration in sources as diverse as Greek myths (Tithonius), Arthurian legends (Idylls of the King), Shakespeare (Mariana), and contemporary history (Charge of the Light Brigade). But his most famous and heartfelt work, In...

Essays discuss the major themes of poetry written by Wilfred Owen and Isaac Rosenberg during World War I.