
Dylan Thomas
His Life and Work
John Ackerman(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 11. December 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXXV, 201 pages
978-0-333-63404-2 (ISBN)
Description
`That brilliant commentator on Dylan, John Ackerman' - Andrew Sinclair, Dylan Thomas: Poet of his People John Ackerman's highly acclaimed study of the poems and prose works of Dylan Thomas traces his development as a writer, linking this for the first time with his Welsh background. The formative influence of Swansea on the young poet, his family roots in West Wales and the childhood visits to Fernhill farm and the nearby Blaen Cwm cottage are all included, together with the Boat House anhd Laugharne, the absorbing village life and the inspiration of its now famous land- and sea-scapes. The impact of Welsh nonconformity and the chapel, and the radical politics of Wales are also explored as important influences on the poet's career. The 1994 preface, together with the introduction, throws new light on later poems like 'Prologue', the poet's work in film, broadcasting, as reader and as lecturer, while his own newly-discovered words, sharp and witty and with a poet's eye highlight his life, times and craft. The kaleidoscope of his changing worlds is seen in his homes in Wales and England, and his need in each one for a separate place to write, whether the hillside shed in Laugharne or a gypsy caravan in Oxfordshire or Camden.
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Edition
Third Edition 1996
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XXXV, 201 p.
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
294 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-63404-2 (9780333634042)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-24366-2
Schweitzer Classification
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Book
10/1995
3rd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Acknowledgements - Preface, 1994 - Introduction, 1990 - Preface, 1963 - The Welsh Background - The Intruders: Influences and Relationships - Early Years - 18 Poems - Twenty-Five Poems - The Map of Love - A Prose Interlude: The Early Stories - Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog - Deaths and Entrances - Collected Poems - The Artist in Comedy - Notes - Select Bibliography - Index