R. S. Thomas : A Stylistic Biography

Name: R. S. Thomas
Brand: University of Wales Press
SKU: 9780708324134
Price: 9000 KES
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ISBN: 9780708324134

by Daniel Westover

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Format Hardback

Book Series Writing Wales in English

ISBN-10 0708324134

ISBN-13 9780708324134

Publisher University of Wales Press

Imprint University of Wales Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Sep 15th, 2011

Print length 256 Pages

Weight 412 grams

Dimensions 22.20 x 14.40 x 1.40 cms

Product Classification: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: from c 1900 -Literary studies: poetry & poets Literary studies: poetry and poets

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In R. S. Thomas: A Stylistic Biography, Daniel Westover traces Thomas's poetic development over six decades, demonstrating how the complex interior of the poet manifests itself in the continually shifting style of his poems.

R. S. Thomas (1913–2000) is the most recognizable literary figure in Wales. His controversial politics and public personality made him a cultural icon and, since his death, have led to debates about his cultural significance. Yet such debates have too frequently marginalized the poetry itself, producing a potentially flawed understanding of his work. This study argues that Thomas’s reputation must be grounded in poetry, not personality. Accordingly, the author traces the poet’s development over six decades, analyzing his various prosodies and demonstrating how Thomas’s tensions and anxieties manifest themselves in the continually shifting style of his poems.

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