R. S. Thomas: Everyman Poetry
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
R. S. Thomas: Everyman Poetry
By (Author) rev R.S. Thomas
Edited by Anthony Thwaite
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
1st November 1996
19th August 1996
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: poetry and poets
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
821.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
128
Width 132mm, Height 198mm, Spine 10mm
118g
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.
Reviews
One of the best half-dozen poets now writing in English -- Kingsley Amis
Author Bio
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.
