R.S. Thomas: Serial Obsessive

by M. Wynn Thomas

Book Overview

During his lifetime, R. S. Thomas (1913-2000) achieved notoriety as the Ogre of Wales, a Welsh extremist, and a poet of serial obsessions. This volume explores those elements that fueled Thomas's fiercely intense imagination, including Wales, his family, and his vexed relationship with religion, as well as with his best-known character, Iago Prytherch. Here, these familiar obsessions are set in several unusual contexts that bring his poetry into new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0708326137
• ISBN13: 9780708326138
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"