R.S. Thomas : a stylistic biography / / Daniel Westover

• Autore: Westover Daniel
• Pubblicazione: Cardiff, Wales : , : University of Wales Press, , 2011; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 821.914
• Soggetto topico: Poets, Welsh - 20th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""General Editorâ€?s Preface""; ""General Editor?s Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Introduction""; ""Origins of a Style, 1936â€?1943""; ""Origins of a Style, 1936?1943""; ""A Style Emerging, 1943â€?1955""; ""A Style Emerging, 1943?1955""; ""A Style Defined, 1955â€?1972""; ""A Style Defined, 1955?1972""; ""A Style Developed, 1972â€?1988""; ""A Style Developed, 1972?1988""; ""A Style (Un)Refined, 1988â€?2000""; ""A Style (Un)Refined, 1988?2000""; ""Conclusion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Notes"" ; ""Select Bibliography""""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: R. S. Thomas (1913-2000) is the most recognizable literary figure in twentieth-century Wales. His controversial politics and public personality made him a cultural icon during his life, and the merits of his poetry have continued to be debated in the years after his death. Yet these debates have too-often circled familiar ground, returning to the assumed personality of the poet or to the received narrative of his experience. Even the best studies have focused almost exclusively on ideas and themes. As a result, the poetry itself has frequently been marginalized. This book argues that Thomas's
• Titolo autorizzato: R.S. Thomas
• ISBN: 1-299-20111-3; 0-7083-2412-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807744403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: CREW series of critical and scholarly studies.; Writing Wales in English.