Dylan Thomas

An accessible introduction to the life and work of the inventive Welsh poet.

Dylan Thomas--author of some of the century's greatest poetry, stories, and film scripts as well as one of the greatest radio features ever broadcast, Under Milk Wood--is often characterized as self-indulgent. This concise and up-to-date biography challenges this depiction with a fresh portrait of the artist as a consummate professional. John Goodby and Chris Wigginton locate the source of Thomas's daring and inventive style in the poet's Anglo-Welsh origins as well as his historical, cultural, and social contexts: the Great Depression and 1930s literary London, surrealism, World War II, and Cold War popular culture. The result is a revealing and fresh introduction to the life and work of this important Welsh writer.

Author: John Goodby, Chris Wigginton
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 12/09/2024
Series: Critical Lives
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.22w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9781789149326