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Twenty-Five Poems
. 16mo pp. 48 Rilegato (hardback) Firma di appartenenza anonima alla prima pagina bianca (Anonymous signature on the first blank page) Molto buono (Very Good)
Secondo libro dell'Autore
- GenresPoetry
47 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1936
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Dylan Thomas
593 books1,414 followersDylan Marlais Thomas (1914-1953) was a Welsh poet who wrote in English. Many regard him as one of the 20th century's most influential poets.
In addition to poetry, Thomas wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, with the latter frequently performed by Thomas himself. His public readings, particularly in America, won him great acclaim; his booming, at times, ostentatious voice, with a subtle Welsh lilt, became almost as famous as his works. His best-known work includes the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood and the celebrated villanelle for his dying father, "Do not go gentle into that good night." Appreciative critics have also noted the superb craftsmanship and compression of poems such as "In my craft or sullen art" and the rhapsodic lyricism of Fern Hill.
In addition to poetry, Thomas wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, with the latter frequently performed by Thomas himself. His public readings, particularly in America, won him great acclaim; his booming, at times, ostentatious voice, with a subtle Welsh lilt, became almost as famous as his works. His best-known work includes the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood and the celebrated villanelle for his dying father, "Do not go gentle into that good night." Appreciative critics have also noted the superb craftsmanship and compression of poems such as "In my craft or sullen art" and the rhapsodic lyricism of Fern Hill.
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July 12, 2022
This volume of verses was published in 1936. The poems of this volume were given final shape during the years 1935-1936.
Many of these poems are also the re-working of some of the best poems in the Swansea Notebooks.
The simplicity of some of these poems and the championship of Edith Sitwell, who roundly declared that no other young poet showed so great an achievement, led an unusual success for the second volume.
Four editions were printed of Twenty-Five Poems and three thousand copies were sold in no time. Although other critics criticised Dylan, they could not detract from his unexpected success.
The ‘straight’ poems of the second volume have become some of the most famous of Dylan’s work.
Many of these poems are also the re-working of some of the best poems in the Swansea Notebooks.
The simplicity of some of these poems and the championship of Edith Sitwell, who roundly declared that no other young poet showed so great an achievement, led an unusual success for the second volume.
Four editions were printed of Twenty-Five Poems and three thousand copies were sold in no time. Although other critics criticised Dylan, they could not detract from his unexpected success.
The ‘straight’ poems of the second volume have become some of the most famous of Dylan’s work.
May 18, 2020
A little above my pay grade.
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