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Technology and Workflows for Multiple Channel Content Distribution: Infrastructure implementation strategies for converged production
by Philip J. CianciThis book addresses the emergence of multi-channel broadcasting. Televisions, PC's, handheld and mobile reception devices now all receive content hat was once solely distributed by broadcast TV.No book currently on the market addresses the production infrastructure necessary to efficiently produce content for multi-channel delivery to a variety of reception platforms/devices.Readers will acquire an overview of not just the technology, but processes that impact the creative process and new cross-platform advertising sale/buy model.
Technology as a Support for Literacy Achievements for Children at Risk
by Ofra Korat Adina ShamirPresenting cutting-edge studies from various countries into the theoretical and practical issues surrounding the literacy acquisition of at-risk children, this volume focuses specifically on the utility of technology in supporting and advancing literacy among the relevant populations. These include a range of at-risk groups such as those with learning disabilities, low socioeconomic status, and minority ethnicity. Arguing that literacy is a key requirement for integration into any modern society, the book outlines new ways in which educators and researchers can overcome the difficulties faced by children in these at-risk groups. It also reflects the rapid development of technology in this field, which in turn necessitates the accumulation of fresh research evidence.
Technology-Assisted Language Assessment in Diverse Contexts: Lessons from the Transition to Online Testing during COVID-19 (Routledge Research in Language Education)
by Karim SadeghiThis timely collection explores the role of digital technology in language education and assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic. It recognises the unique pressures which the COVID-19 pandemic placed on assessment in language education, and examines the forced shift in assessment strategies to go online, the existing shortfalls, as well as unique affordances of technology-assisted L2 assessment. By showcasing international examples of successful digital and computer-assisted proficiency and skills testing, the volume addresses theoretical and practical concerns relating to test validity, reliability, ethics, and student experience in a range of testing contexts. Particular attention is given to identifying lessons and implications for future research and practice, and the challenges of implementing unplanned computer-assisted language assessment during a crisis. Insightfully unpacking the ‘lessons learned’ from COVID and its impact on the acceleration of the shift towards online course and assessment delivery, it offers important guidelines for navigating assessment in different instructional settings in times of crisis. It will appeal to scholars, researchers, educators, and faculty with interests in educational measurement, digital education and technology, and language assessment and testing.
Technology-Enhanced Language Learning for Specialized Domains: Practical applications and mobility (Routledge Research in Education)
by Elena Martín-Monje Izaskun Elorza Blanca García RiazaTechnology-Enhanced Language Learning for Specialized Domains provides an exploration of the latest developments in technology-enhanced learning and the processing of languages for specific purposes. It combines theoretical and applied research from an interdisciplinary angle, covering general issues related to learning languages with computers, assessment, mobile-assisted language learning, the new language massive open online courses, corpus-based research and computer-assisted aspects of translation. The chapters in this collection include contributions from a number of international experts in the field with a wide range of experience in the use of technologies to enhance the language learning process. The essays have been brought together precisely in recognition of the demand for this kind of specialised tuition, offering state-of-the-art technological and methodological innovation and practical applications. The topics covered revolve around the practical consequences of the current possibilites of mobility for both learners and teachers, as well as the applicability of updated technological advances to language learning and teaching, particularly in specialized domains. This is achieved through the description and discussion of practical examples of those applications in a variety of educational contexts. At the beginning of each thematic section, readers will find an introductory chapter which contextualises the topic and links the different examples discussed. Drawing together rich primary research and empirical studies related to specialized tuition and the processing of languages, Technology-Enhanced Language Learning for Specialized Domains will be an invaluable resource for academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of education, computer assisted language learning, languages and linguistics, and language teaching.
Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language
by Amber NavarreTechnology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language provides new and experienced teachers of Chinese with a timely review and evaluation of the use of technology in the language classroom. The book draws from Second Language Acquisition theories and empirical studies to demonstrate the use of technologies in facilitating language learning. With a strong practical and pedagogical focus, this is an ideal resource for current and prospective teachers of Chinese as a Foreign Language. Key features include: Demonstration and analysis of technologies in use Principles and methods to evaluate instructional technologies Summary tables presenting the key functions of each technology tool Online resources include up-to-date information on new technologies and tools to address the ever-changing nature of the topic.
Technology Implementation in Second Language Teaching and Translation Studies
by María Luisa Carrió-PastorThis monograph mainly focuses on the idea that language teaching in higher education involves making use of new approaches and technology. It identifies the key determinants of the materials needed to improve language teaching on the basis of the actual experimental research included in the respective contributions. Thanks to its unique perspective, the book offers a distinctive approach to addressing empirical research on second language teaching, translator training and technology. As universities are some of the best arenas for analyzing teaching techniques for various subjects, higher education teachers can use this book to thoroughly prepare for the application of pilot studies and learn more about students' responses to new teaching and translation techniques. An enlightening guide for scholars and students with an academic interest in acquiring the basic principles of language teaching and translation, this book mainly provides actual cases in which the implementation of technology was useful to second language teachers and translation trainers. As the authors are experienced scholars, readers will not only come to understand how to use new teaching strategies, but also discover that the proposals described in each chapter can be useful to any level of second language training for teachers and translators.
Technology in Irish Literature and Culture (Cambridge Themes in Irish Literature and Culture)
by Margaret Kelleher James O’SullivanTechnology in Irish Literature and Culture shows how such significant technologies—typewriters, gramophones, print, radio, television, computers—have influenced Irish literary practices and cultural production, while also examining how technology has been embraced as a theme in Irish writing. Once a largely rural and agrarian society, contemporary Ireland has embraced the communicative, performative and consumptive habits of a culture utterly reliant on the digital. This text plumbs the origins of the present moment, examining the longer history of literature's interactions with the technological and exploring how the transformative capacity of modern technology has been mediated throughout a diverse national canon. Comprising essays from some of the major figures of Irish literary and cultural studies, this volume offers a wide-ranging, comprehensive account of how Irish literature and culture have interacted with technology.
Technology in Language Learning: An Overview (The Routledge E-Modules on Contemporary Language Teaching)
by Bryan SmithThis module on computer assisted language learning provides novice and experienced second and foreign language (L2) teachers alike with an introduction to the field of computer assisted language learning (CALL). The module first provides a historical overview of the field and then explores the most widely researched areas within CALL. The module examines findings of research into computer-mediated communication for L2 learning as well as L2 skill area instruction in technology-enhanced settings. The unit then turns to a discussion of teacher and learner standards for using CALL, followed by a discussion of how one may find and evaluate CALL resources appropriate for specific instructional contexts. The module ends with an introduction to four of the newest and most exciting areas in CALL: gaming, fan fiction, digital story telling, and mobile assisted language learning. Please visit the series companion website for more information: http://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781315679594/
Technology in Second Language Writing: Advances in Composing, Translation, Writing Pedagogy and Data-Driven Learning (Routledge Research in Language Education)
by Jingjing Qin Paul StapletonThis edited volume showcases state-of-the-art research in technological applications in second language writing. It examines multimodal composing, digital feedback, data-driven learning, machine translation and technological applications in writing pedagogy. Technology in Second Language Writing reflects the rapidly changing field of technology in second language learning and highlights technological advances across different areas relevant to L2 writing. Composed of empirical studies, reviews, and descriptive essays, this book covers a variety of topics across the areas of composing, pedagogy, and writing research. It includes discussion of computer-mediated communication, language learners’ perceptions about using technology in their writing, the use of social media in writing, corpus learning, translation software, and use of electronic feedback in language classrooms. Offering a multifaceted approach to technology in a wide variety of second language writing contexts, this cutting-edge book serves as essential reading for scholars and postgraduate students in the field of language teaching, applied linguistics, and TESOL.
Technology, Literacy, and the Evolution of Society: Implications of the Work of Jack Goody
by David R. Olson Michael ColeInspired by the seminal work of Jack Goody, a historical anthropologist specializing in the study of social structure and change, Technology, Literacy, and the Evolution of Society gathers diverse perspectives of 20 distinguished historians, anthropologists, psychologists, and educators to address the role of technologies in social stability and change in traditional and modern societies. In this interdisciplinary text, scholars examine the ways in which local languages and cultural traditions, modes of production and communication, patterns of local knowledge and authority affect how people and cultures resist or accommodate demands for such change. With work from acclaimed contributors, this pioneering volume is the first analysis of the influence of Jack Goody. It provides a thorough look at the relations between societies of different practices, customs, and values, determining the mechanisms behind sociocultural stability and change. Technology, Literacy, and the Evolution of Society is intended for graduate students and academics in history, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and education, as well as academics and all others interested in pursuing the directions and implications of the work and influence of Jack Goody.
Technology, Literature, and Digital Culture in Latin America: Mediatized Sensibilities in a Globalized Era (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)
by Matthew Bush Tania GenticGrappling with the contemporary Latin American literary climate and its relationship to the pervasive technologies that shape global society, this book visits Latin American literature, technology, and digital culture from the post-boom era to the present day. The volume examines literature in dialogue with the newest media, including videogames, blogs, electronic literature, and social networking sites, as well as older forms of technology, such as film, photography, television, and music. Together, the essays interrogate how the global networked subject has affected local political and cultural concerns in Latin America. They show that this subject reflects an affective mode of knowledge that can transform the way scholars understand the effects of reading and spectatorship on the production of political communities. The collection thus addresses a series of issues crucial to current and future discussions of literature and culture in Latin America: how literary, visual, and digital artists make technology a formal element of their work; how technology, from photographs to blogs, is represented in text, and the ramifications of that presence; how new media alters the material circulation of culture in Latin America; how readership changes in a globalized electronic landscape; and how critical approaches to the convergences, boundaries, and protocols of new media might transform our understanding of the literature and culture produced or received in Latin America today and in the future.
Technology-Mediated Learning Environments for Young English Learners: Connections In and Out of School
by L. Leann ParkerThis book explores issues related to the use of technologies to support young second-language learners and looks at promising areas for research, design, and development. Grounded in a sociocultural theoretical framework, it invites educators, researchers, and educational technology developers to consider a range of social and cultural factors in utilizing technology as a tool to help children from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds develop their English-language and reading skills. A major contribution is the authors’ consideration of ways that technology outside of school can benefit these students’ English-language development in school. The central chapters are counter pointed by invited reflections that bring to the discussion different, yet complementary, perspectives from notable scholars in the field of second-language literacy and learning.Technology-Mediated Learning Environments for Young English-Language Learners is targeted to researchers, educators, and policymakers in the areas of elementary education, after-school learning, second-language teaching and learning, English language and literacy development, and reading.
Technology, Multimodality and Learning: Analyzing Meaning across Scales (Palgrave Studies in Educational Media)
by Germán CanaleThis book introduces multimodality and technology as key concepts for understanding learning in the 21st century. The author investigates how a nationwide socio-educational policy in Uruguay becomes recontextualised across time/space scales, impacting interaction and learning in an English as a Foreign Language classroom. The book introduces scalar analysis to better understand the situated and fractal nature of education policy as meaning-making, subsequently defining learning from a multimodal socio-semiotic approach. The analytical integration of different policy scales shows what policy means to various stakeholders, and what learning means for students and teachers. This depends both on how they position themselves and how they engage with the policy educational media. This innovative book will appeal to students and scholars of technology and learning, as well as multimodality.
The Technology of the Novel: Writing and Narrative in British Fiction
by Tony E. Jackson2009 Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceThe connection between speech and writing in human language has been a matter of philosophical debate since antiquity. By plumbing the depths of this complex relationship, Tony E. Jackson explains how the technology of alphabetic writing has determined the nature of the modern novel.Jackson’s analysis begins with the universal human act of oral storytelling. While telling stories is fundamental to human experience, writing is not. Yet the novel, perhaps more than any other literary form, depends on writing. In fact, as Jackson shows quite clearly, it is writing rather than print that most shapes the forms and contents of the genre.Through striking new readings of works by Austen, Mary Shelley, Dickens, Forster, Woolf, Lessing, and McEwan, Jackson reveals how the phenomena of speech and storytelling interact with the technological characteristics of writing. He also explains how those interactions induced the generic changes in the novel from its eighteenth-century beginnings to postmodernism and beyond. His claims, grounded in a contemporary understanding of human cognitive capacities and constraints, offer a fresh interpretive approach to all written literature.An essential text in the study of the written word, The Technology of the Novel provides new insights into the evolving nature of one of the modern world's most popular narrative forms.
The Technology of Video and Audio Streaming
by David Austerberry* Learn the end-to-end process, starting with capture from a video or audio source through to the consumer's media player* A quick-start quide to streaming media technologies* How to monetize content and protect revenue with digital rights managementFor broadcasters, web developers, project managers implementing streaming media systems, David Austerberry shows how to deploy the technology on your site, from video and audio capture through to the consumer's media player. The book first deals with Internet basics and gives a thorough coverage of telecommunications networks and the last mile to the home. Video and audio formats are covered, as well as compression standards including Windows Media and MPEG-4. The book then guides you through the streaming process, showing in-depth how to encode audio and video. The deployment of media servers, live webcasting and how the stream is displayed by the consumer's media player are also covered.A final section on associated technologies illustrates how you can protect your revenue sources with digital rights management, looks at content delivery networks and provides examples of successful streaming applications.The supporting website, www.davidausterberry.com/streaming.html, offers updated links to sources of information, manufacturers and suppliers.David Austerberry is co-owner of the new media communications consultancy, Informed Sauce. He has worked with streaming media since the late nineties. Before that, he has been product manager for a number of broadcast equipment manufacturers, and formerly had many years with a leading broadcaster.
Technophobia!: Science Fiction Visions of Posthuman Technology
by Daniel DinelloTechno-heaven or techno-hell? If you believe many scientists working in the emerging fields of twenty-first-century technology, the future is blissfully bright. Initially, human bodies will be perfected through genetic manipulation and the fusion of human and machine; later, human beings will completely shed the shackles of pain, disease, and even death, as human minds are downloaded into death-free robots whereby they can live forever in a heavenly "posthuman" existence. In this techno-utopian future, humanity will be saved by the godlike power of technology. If you believe the authors of science fiction, however, posthuman evolution marks the beginning of the end of human freedom, values, and identity. Our dark future will be dominated by mad scientists, rampaging robots, killer clones, and uncontrollable viruses. In this timely new book, Daniel Dinello examines "the dramatic conflict between the techno-utopia promised by real-world scientists and the techno-dystopia predicted by science fiction."
Técnicas De Leitura Dinâmica: Como Aumentar Sua Velocidade De Leitura Mais De 2 Vezes Em 60 Minutos!
by Arthur WilbertVocê gostaria de fazer seu trabalho e ler e-mails duas vezes mais rápido do que antes? Pense só, quanto tempo você não seria capaz de economizar… Apresentamos os segredos usados por profissionais para lerem mais rápido do que todo mundo! Com décadas de estratégias já testadas, este livro lhe mostrará a maneira mais rápida e efetiva de aumentar sua velocidade de leitura e irá deixá-la até duas vezes mais rápida em apenas algumas horas! Mas não só isso, você também será capaz de aumentar sua produtividade e ter mais tempo livre que de outra forma seria gasto em e-mails, fazendo tarefas de casa, estudando, lendo livros, lendo notícias e o que mais você desejar. Quer descobrir como pessoas com lenta compreensão de leitura aumentaram a velocidade com que liam? Você também pode aprender os segredos para alcançar isso, permitindo que você seja mais eficiente e tenha mais tempo livre. Este guia lhe ensinará técnicas comprovadas, sem o uso de equipamentos ou cursos caros. O que está incluido: - Aumente sua velocidade de leitura em mais de 2x! - Técnicas para facilitiar e agilizar a leitura. - Entenda parágrafos com apenas uma olhada! - Passos fáceis de serem seguidos. - Aprenda a ler mais rápido em 1 hora ou menos! + MUITO MAIS! Se você quer aumentar sua velocidade de leitura da melhor maneira possível, então esse livro é pra VOCÊ. → Volte ao topo da página e clique em “Adicionar o carrinho” para comprá-lo imediatamente ← Aviso: O autor e/ou detentor(es) dos direitos não alegam, prometem ou garantem a precisão, integralidade ou suficiência dos conteúdos deste livro e negam expressamente a responsabilidade por erros e omissões no conteúdo da obra. Este produto deve apenas ser utilizado como referência. Por favor, consulte um professional antes de agir de acordo com os contéudos aqui propostos.
Técnicas de Leitura Dinâmica: Como Aumentar sua Velocidade de Leitura em Mais do que o Dobro em 60 Minutos!
by Authur WilbertTécnicas de Leitura Dinâmica por Hiddenstuff Entertainment Como aumentar sua velocidade de leitura em mais do que o dobro em 60 Minutos! Leia 2x mais rápido em apenas 60 minutos Você gostaria de ser capaz de passar pelo trabalho e e-mails duas vezes mais rápido que antes? Pense apenas no tempo que você economizaria... Introduzindo os segredos que profissionais usam para ler mais rápido que todo mundo! Com décadas de estratégias testadas, este livro irá mostrar a você o modo mais rápido e efetivo de aumentar sua velocidade de leitura em 2x mais rápida em apenas algumas horas! Você aprenderá como aumentar a velocidade em apenas algumas horas. E não é só isso, você será capaz de aumentar a produtividade e liberar tempo que, de outro modo, você gastaria com e-mails, lições de casa, estudo, leitura de livros, leitura de novos artigos e praticamente todo o resto. Quer saber como pessoas com baixa compreensão de leitura aumentaram sua velocidade de leitura? Você também pode aprender os segredos de alcançar esse objetivo e permitri que você seja mais eficiente enquanto libera seu tempo. Esse guia ensinará você as técnicas provadas sem o uso de complementos ou cursos caros. O que está incluído: - Aumente sua Velocidade de Leitura em Mais de 2x! - Técnicas que Irão Fazer a Leitura Mais Fácil e Rápida - Passe por parágrafos com um olhar! - Passos simples e fáceis. - Aprenda a ler mais rápido em uma hora ou menos! + MUITO MAIS! Se você quer aumentar sua velocidade de leitura da melhor maneira possível então este livro é pra você. -->Vá para o topo da página e clique em “adicionar ao carrinho” e adquira-o imediatamente
Técnicas de Velocidad Lectora: Cómo duplicar la velocidad de lectura en ¡60 minutos!
by Arthur Wilbert¿Te gustaría ser capaz de volar entre el trabajo y los correos electrónicos dos veces más rápido que antes? Sólo piensa en el tiempo que te ahorrarías… ¡Te presentamos los secretos usados por los profesionales para leer más rápido que nadie! Con décadas de estrategias probadas, este libro digital le enseñará la manera más rápida y efectiva de aumentar su velocidad lectora dos veces más rápido ¡en unas cuantas horas! Usted aprenderá como mejorar su velocidad de lectura en tan sólo unas horas. Y no solo eso, sino que será capaz de incrementar su productividad y ganar tiempo libre que de otra manera invertiría en correos electrónicos, tareas, estudio, lectura de libros, artículos nuevos y prácticamente cualquier otra cosa. ¿Quiere conocer cómo las personas con una comprensión lenta de lectura, aumentaron su velocidad lectora? Usted también puede aprender los secretos para lograr esto permitiéndole ser más eficiente mientras tiene más tiempo libre. Esta guía le enseña técnicas comprobadas sin utilizar cursos o suplementos costosos. Aquí encontrará: - Cómo aumentar su velocidad lectora ¡al doble! - Técnicas para leer más fácil y más rápido. - Recorra los párrafos ¡de un vistazo! - Pasos fáciles y sencillos. - Aprenda a leer más rápido en una hora ¡o menos! + ¡Y MUCHO MÁS! Si quiere aumentar su velocidad lectora de la mejor forma posible, entonces este libro es para usted.
Tecniche di Lettura Veloce: Come Raddoppiare La Velocità Di Lettura In 60 Minuti!
by Hiddenstuff EntertainmentVorresti essere in grado di lavorare e leggere le email due volte più velocemente di prima? Pensa soltanto a quanto tempo risparmieresti... Introduciamo i segreti che i professionisti usano per leggere più velocemente che mai! Con decenni di strategie testate, questo ebook ti mostrerà il modo più veloce ed efficace per raddoppiare la tua velocità di lettura in solo poche ore! Non solo questo, sarai in grado di aumentare la tua produttività e liberare del tempo che avresti altrimenti passato tra email, compiti, studio, leggere libri, articoli, e praticamente qualsiasi altra cosa. Vuoi sapere come le persone con una lenta velocità di lettura hanno imparato a leggere velocemente? Puoi imparare anche tu i segreti per farlo, permettendo a te stesso di essere più efficiente mentre guadagni del tempo libero. Questo manuale ti insegnerà tecniche comprovate senza l'utilizzo di supplementi o corsi costosi. Ciò include: - Raddoppia la tua velocità di lettura! - Tecniche per rendere la lettura più semplice e veloce. - Sfreccia tra i paragrafi con uno sguardo! - Passi facili da seguire - Impara a leggere più velocemente in un'ora o meno! + MOLTO ALTRO! Se vuoi aumentare la tua velocità di lettura nel modo migliore possibile, allora questo libro fa per te. --> Vai in cima alla pagina e clicca aggiungi al carrello per comprarlo immediatamente Disclaimer: This author and or rights owner(s) make no claims, promises, or guarantees in regards to the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this book, and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents within. This product is for reference use only. Please consult a professional before taking action on any of the contents found within.
Tecniche di Lettura Veloce: Come Aumentare La Tua Velocità Di Lettura Più Del Doppio In 60 Minuti!
by Arthur WilbertVorresti essere in grado di saltare attraverso il lavoro e le e-mail due volte più velocemente di prima? Pensa al tempo che potresti risparmiare ... Ti presento dei segreti che i professionisti usano per leggere più velocemente di chiunque altro! Con decenni di strategie testate, questo ebook ti mostrerà il modo più veloce ed efficace per aumentare la velocità di lettura fino a 2 volte in più in poche ore! Non solo, ma sarai in grado di aumentare la produttività e di liberare il tempo che altrimenti avresti speso per e-mail, compiti a casa, studiare, leggere libri, leggere articoli di notizie e praticamente tutto il resto. Vuoi sapere come gli individui con una comprensione della lettura lenta hanno aumentato la loro velocità di lettura? Anche tu puoi imparare i segreti per raggiungere questo obiettivo, permettendoti di essere più efficiente liberandoti del tempo. Questa guida ti insegna tecniche collaudate senza l'uso di costosi supplementi o corsi. Cosa è incluso: - Aumenta la velocità di lettura di oltre 2x! - Tecniche per rendere la lettura più facile e veloce. - Sfoglia i paragrafi con un'occhiata! - Semplici semplici passaggi. - Impara a leggere più velocemente in 1 ora o meno! + MOLTO ALTRO! Se vuoi aumentare la tua velocità di lettura nel miglior modo possibile, questo libro fa per te. -> Scorri fino all'inizio della pagina e fai clic su Aggiungi al carrello per acquistare immediatamente <- Disclaimer: Questo autore e / o il / i proprietario / i dei diritti non fanno rivendicazioni, promesse o garanzie in merito all'accuratezza, completezza o adeguatezza dei contenuti di questo libro e declinano espressamente la responsabilità per errori e omissioni nei contenuti all'interno. Questo prodotto è solo per riferimento. Si prega di consultare un professionista prima di agire su uno qualsiasi dei contenuti presenti all'interno.
Ted Hughes
by Jonathan BateTed Hughes, Poet Laureate, was one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He was one of Britain's most important poets, his work infused with myth; a love of nature, conservation, and ecology; of fishing and beasts in brooding landscapes.With an equal gift for poetry and prose, and with a soul as capacious as any poet in history, he was also a prolific children's writer and has been hailed as the greatest English letter-writer since John Keats. His magnetic personality and insatiable appetite for friendship, love, and life also attracted more scandal than any poet since Lord Byron. His lifelong quest to come to terms with the suicide of his first wife, Sylvia Plath, is the saddest and most infamous moment in the public history of modern poetry.Hughes left behind a more complete archive of notes and journals than any other major poet, including thousands of pages of drafts, unpublished poems, and memorandum books that make up an almost complete record of Hughes's inner life, which he preserved for posterity. Renowned scholar Jonathan Bate has spent five years in the Hughes archives, unearthing a wealth of new material. His book offers, for the first time, the full story of Hughes's life as it was lived, remembered, and reshaped in his art. It is a book that honors, though not uncritically, Hughes's poetry and the art of life-writing, approached by his biographer with an honesty answerable to Hughes's own.
Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life
by Jonathan BateTed Hughes, Poet Laureate, was one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He was one of Britain’s most important poets.With an equal gift for poetry and prose, he was also a prolific children’s writer and has been hailed as the greatest English letterwriter since John Keats. His magnetic personality and insatiable appetite for friendship, love, and life also attracted more scandal than any poet since Lord Byron. His lifelong quest to come to terms with the suicide of his first wife, Sylvia Plath, is the saddest and most infamous moment in the public history of modern poetry.Hughes left behind a more complete archive of notes and journals than any other major poet, including thousands of pages of drafts, unpublished poems, and memorandum books that make up an almost complete record of Hughes’s inner life, which he preserved for posterity. Renowned scholar Jonathan Bate has spent five years in the Hughes archives, unearthing a wealth of new material. His book offers, for the first time, the full story of Hughes’s life as it was lived, remembered, and reshaped in his art.
Ted Hughes (Routledge Guides to Literature)
by Terry GiffordFor the first time, one volume surveys the life, works and critical reputation of one of the most significant British writers of the twentieth-century: Ted Hughes. This accessible guide to Hughes’ writing provides a rich exploration of the complete range of his works. In this volume, Terry Gifford: offers clear and detailed discussions of Hughes’ poetry, stories, plays, translations, essays and letters includes new biographical information, and previously unpublished archive material, especially on Hughes’ environmentalism provides a comprehensive account of Hughes’ critical reception, separated into the major themes that have interested readers and critics offers useful suggestions for further reading, and incorporates helpful cross-references between sections of the guide. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, Ted Hughes presents an accessible, fresh, and fascinating introduction to a major British writer whose work continues to be of crucial importance today.