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R. S. Thomas: Everyman Poetry

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title R. S. Thomas: Everyman Poetry
Authors and Contributors      By (author) rev R.S. Thomas
Edited by Anthony Thwaite
SeriesEVERYMAN POETRY
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 132
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780460878111
ClassificationsDewey:821.914
Audience
Undergraduate
General

Publishing Details
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication Date 19 August 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

R. S. Thomas was a major figure in the landscape of contemporary poetry - attested by his Nobel Prize for Literature nomination. His poetry, coloured by personal experience of rural Wales, is stark but passionate.

Author Biography

R. S. Thomas was born in 1913. He has won numerous awards for his poetry, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1964. His autobiography, Neb, is published by J. M. Dent in September 1995. He died in 2000.

Reviews

One of the best half-dozen poets now writing in English -- Kingsley Amis