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Dylan Thomas: A Centenary Celebration

Autor Hannah Ellis
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 sep 2014

Dylan Thomas: A Centenary Celebration is a collection of specially commissioned essays celebrating the poet's life and work, and exploring his lasting legacy. Edited by his granddaughter, Hannah Ellis, the book is arranged thematically and includes a wealth of material: essays from noted biographers such as David Thomas and Clive Woosnam explore Thomas's lasting legacy both at home and abroad, and Welsh poet laurete Gillian Clark reflects on the impact of the seminal "play for voices," Under Milk Wood. The book also includes an essays by poet Owen Shears and BBC Radio 6 presenter Cerys Matthews, as well as numerous testimonies and poems from the likes of former president Jimmy Carter, Phillip Pullman, and actor Michael Sheen.

Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea in 1914. Becoming a journalist after leaving school at 16, he caught the attention of the literary world with "Light breaks where no sun shines" in 1934. In 1937 he married Caitlin Macnamara, and their relationship was documented in the 2008 film The Edge of Love. In the 1950s, Thomas travelled to America, gaining fame through his readings. In 1953 he became gravely ill in New York and fell into a coma from which he did not recover. There are a number of theories surrounding his death, though most assume he died of alcohol poisoning.

With a foreword by comedian and former Monty Python's Terry Jones, Dylan Thomas: A Centenary Celebration is a rich and personal reflection on the lasting legacy of Britain's greatest poet.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472903099
ISBN-10: 1472903099
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Events in the UK and US as part of the 'Dylan Thomas 100' festival, and dedicated programmes for the centenary on the BBC are planned.

Notă biografică

Hannah Ellis is the granddaughter of Dylan Thomas and lives in Northampton with her husband Paul, a university lecturer, son Charlie and cat Boris. She studied at Oxford Brookes University and worked for ten years as a primary school teacher. Hannah is president of the Dylan Thomas Society of Great Britain, patron of Dylan Thomas 100 and is currently working with the Welsh government on an initiative to bring Dylan Thomas's work to a wider audience, celebrating the richness of Welsh culture and teaching Dylan's work in a more creative way.

Recenzii

A rare hybrid - entertaining, moving, lyrical . a major contribution to our knowledge of (Thomas's) life and work . Of this year's tributes, the most important is this excellent book