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Gerald Hughes obituary
Brother of the poet Ted Hughes and an important influence on his work

Jonathan Bate

24, Aug, 2016 @10:13 AM

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Shakespeare: who put those thoughts in his head?
Today everybody reads Shakespeare. But what books did he read? Jonathan Bate on the writers who shaped the world’s greatest playwright – and the three books the Bard would pick for Desert Island Discs

Jonathan Bate

20, Apr, 2016 @6:31 PM

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Letters: Lord Briggs obituary
Jontahan Bate writes: Asa Briggs was proud to hail from the heart of Brontë country

Jonathan Bate and Martin Stott

28, Mar, 2016 @2:21 PM

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Olwyn Hughes obituary
Literary agent with a fearsome reputation who was devoted to the work of her brother, Ted Hughes, and the posthumous literary life of his wife Sylvia Plath

Jonathan Bate

05, Jan, 2016 @12:22 PM

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Sylvia Plath’s suicide note - did it name a final lover?
The received wisdom is that Sylvia Plath killed herself after Ted Hughes left her for another woman. But, as Jonathan Bate reveals, the story of her last letter changes everything

Jonathan Bate

01, Oct, 2015 @2:30 PM

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GCSE English literature row: Don't blame Gove, blame me
Jonathan Bate: I was part of the board of experts who recommended that government broaden what has been a very narrow English literature syllabus

Jonathan Bate

30, May, 2014 @5:59 AM

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How the actions of the Ted Hughes estate will change my biography

I spent four years immersing myself in every word Hughes wrote; now the estate's co-operation has been withdrawn. What next? By Jonathan Bate

Jonathan Bate

02, Apr, 2014 @3:37 PM

To the River by Olivia Laing – review

Jonathan Bate follows a well-trodden path to the sea

Jonathan Bate

17, Jun, 2011 @10:55 PM

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Shakespeare's best history plays

Aristos snorting coke, Fergie touting her connections, Blackwater's Iraq escapade ... all have their parallels in the Henry IV plays, argues Jonathan Bate

Jonathan Bate

28, May, 2010 @11:06 PM

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Jonathan Bate: How David Tennant's Hamlet skulduggery backfired

Jonathan Bate: Prince Tennant used a real skull on stage in Stratford, but the play's London run will feature a prop so as not to distract audiences. All the fuss about it is missing the point

Jonathan Bate

03, Dec, 2008 @3:22 PM

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Writers' rooms: Jonathan Bate

The very early morning, before the mayhem of the school run, is the best time for sustained writing

Jonathan Bate

26, Sep, 2008 @11:01 PM

Obituary: GK Hunter

Obituary: Renaissance scholar and the founding professor of English at Warwick University

Jonathan Bate

22, Apr, 2008 @11:08 PM

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