Hawk Roosting 1960 * Flashcards
Ted Hughes - faith and worship, death and loss, negative emotions, nature
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context
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- interest in dictators and power eg. hitler
- grew up in aftermath of WWII
- interested in nature
- spent a lot of time in Devon and Yorkshire countryside - hawks often found
2
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paragraphs
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- nature is ultimately powerful (nature+power)
- nature is perfectly created - harmonious (nature)
- power = arrogance and hubristic (power)
- nature/power = unforgiving, punishign and cruel (nature + power)
