Author: John GoodbyTitle: Dylan ThomasBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 240Release Date: 2024-12-09Details: 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.EAN: 9781789149326Package Dimensions: Height: 0.51181 inches, Length: 7.874 inches, Weight: 1.00089866948 pounds, Width: 5.1181 inches