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The final (long) essay looks to be Hughes projecting his "everything is mythic symbolism" view of all literature on Coleridge in the same way he did with Shakespeare. Not sure I can cope with 90p of that. I may quit if it gets too much.

Myths, Metres, Rhythms: By far the most interesting essay, with only one remaining.

Interesting discussion of how poetry (or any literature, really) relies on a common "mythology" between author and reader: the wider your intended audience the less you can rely on unexplained symbols or specific facts to be meaningful or comprehensible. Hughes uses the example of a wren and its behaviour not being common knowledge to urban dwellers, even in countries where wrens nest.

Hughes' discussion of the label, "poetry of violence" is the most worthwhile essay so far - by far.