New Theoretical Perspectives on Dylan Thomas: A Writer of Words, and Nothing Else? - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1786835207 ISBN 13 : 9781786835208

Editeur : University of Wales Press, 2020

Synopsis

Dylan Thomas's reputation precedes him. In keeping with his claim that he held 'a beast, an angel, and a madman in him', interpretations of his work have ranged from solemn adoration to exaggerated mythologising. His many voices continue to reverberate across culture and the arts: from poetry and letters, to popular music and Hollywood film. However, this wide and sometimes controversial renown has occasionally hindered serious analysis of his writing. Counterbalancing the often-misleading popular reputation, this book showcases eight new critical perspectives on Thomas's work. It is the first to provide in one volume a critical overview of the multifaceted range of his output, from the poetry, prose and correspondence to his work for wartime propaganda filmmaking, his late play for voices Under Milk Wood, and his reputation in letters and wider society. The whole proves that Thomas was much more than, to use his own dubious self-description, 'a writer of words, and nothing else'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rhian Barfoot is a Research Fellow at CREW. Her current research interests include modernist and postmodernist poetics. Kieron Smith is a writer and researcher whose work focuses on the English-language literature and culture of Wales.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Wales Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1786835207
• ISBN 13: 9781786835208
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Barfoot Rhian, Smith Kieron
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