R. S. Thomas

Daniel Westover

Description

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.

Sujets

• Literary Criticism
• Idioma inglés
• Irish
• English
• European
• Welsh
• Scottish
• Wales
• Anglais

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 septembre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780708324127
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Writing Wales in English

R. S. Thomas A Stylistic Biography

Daniel Westover

University of Wales Press

R. S. Thomas

Writing Wales in English

CREWseries of Critical and Scholarly Studies General Editor: Professor M. Wynn Thomas (CREW, Swansea University)

ThisCREWis dedicated to Emyr Humphreys, a major îgure in series the literary culture of modern Wales, a founding patron of theCentre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales, and, along with Gillian Clarke and Seamus Heaney, one ofCREW’s Honorary Associates. Grateful thanks are due to the late Richard Dynevor for making this series possible.

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R. S. Thomas A Stylistic Biography

Writing Wales in English

DANIEL WESTOVER

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS CARDIFF 2011

© Daniel Westover, 2011

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without clearance from the University of Wales Press, 10 Columbus Walk, Brigantine Place, Cardiff, CF10 4UP. www.uwp.co.uk

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available form the British Library.

ISBN 978-0-7083-2413-4 (hardback) 978-0-7083-2411-0 (paperback) e-ISBN 978-0-7083-2412-7

The right of Daniel Westover to be identiîed as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Acts 1988

Typeset by Mark Heslington Ltd, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Printed by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham, Wiltshire

For Mary, Eden and Branwen

General Editor’s Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

C ontents

Introduction 1 Origins of a Style, 1936–1943 2 A Style Emerging, 1943–1955 3 A Style Deîned, 1955–1972 4 A Style Developed, 1972–1988 5 A Style (Un)Reîned, 1988–2000 Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography Index

ix xi xiii 1 5 34 67

115 148 170 172 202 207