Three Contemporary Poets

This casebook seeks to put in critical perspective the aims and achievements of three leading British poets of the Post-1950 period: Thom Gunn, Ted Hughes and R.S.Thomas. It does not attempt a "definitive" assessment - which would manifestly be a disingenuous approach to poets whose work is continuing to develop in range and technique. By providing a retrospective survey of the critical response to each during the last 30 years or so, it enables the reader to gain a sharper understading of the intrinsic qualities of their poetic art and their relevance to the literary ethos of our own day.