Dylan Thomas

by John Goodby, Chris Wigginton

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 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.

Genres: Literary Criticism

240 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 2001

Reviews

[Bettie · Rating 3 out of 5]

[Kerry Pickens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dylan Thomas was a Welsh writer and probably one of our greatest poets. He first worked as a Shakespearean actor, which had a great influence on his writing style. Thomas was first published before he turned 20, and died of pneumonia at 39. He struggled financially until he became a radio and film script writer. When his books were successfully published in the US, he became making tours which contributed to his poor health and lack of medical care.