The Dark Earth and the Light Sky

(Paperback, Main)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Deep in the Hampshire countryside Edward Thomas, disaffected husband, exhausted father and tormented writer, scrapes a living. In 1913 he meets American poet Robert Frost and everything changes. As their friendship blossoms Edward writes, emerging from his cocoon of self-doubt into one of the most influential poets of the twentieth century. But he makes the drastic decision to enlist, confounding his friends and family.

Author Bio

Nick Dear's plays include Lunch in Venice (2005); Power (2003); The Villains' Opera (2000); Zenobia (1995); In the Ruins (1990); Food of Love (1988); The Art of Success (1986); Pure Science (1986); and Temptation (1984). He also collaborated with Peter Brook on the development of Qui est la (1996). His adaptations include The Promise (after Arbuzov, 2002); Summerfolk (after Gorky, 1999); Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (after Molie;re, 1992); The Last Days of Don Juan (after Tirso de Molina, 1990); and A Family Affair (after Ostrovsky, 1988). His screenplays include Persuasion, The Turn of the Screw, Cinderella, The Gambler, Byron, Eroica and Agatha Christie's Poirot. Opera libretti include The Palace in the Sky (2001); and Siren Song (1994). He has also written extensively f