A Dylan Thomas Treasury: Poems, Stories and Broadcasts

Resumen del libro

This selection provides the perfect introduction to Dylan Thomas' work, from poems and broadcasts to his short stories. It highlights his myriad talents, as well as the fluctuating moods and passions that inform his work. Discovered at the age of 19 through a poetry competition in a London newspaper, Dylan Thomas became the object of immediate acclaim and criticism for his adventurous language and resonant verse.

Thomas' poetry and prose embrace touching childhood reminiscence and a spiritual yearning from which he emerges, not as the loud bohemian of the personal legend, but as the careful and reflective artist of the poems, stories and broadcasts themselves.

Biografía del autor

(Swansea, Gales, 1914 - Nueva York, 1953). Poeta galés en lengua inglesa. Durante un tiempo trabajó como periodista para el South Wales Evening Post y durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, como guionista para la BBC. Escribió también guiones radiofónicos y cinematográficos. Se dio a conocer como poeta con Dieciocho poemas (1934). Defendió sus concepciones estéticas en Retrato del artista cachorro. Murió en Nueva York el 9 de noviembre de 1953; sus últimas palabras fueron: He bebido 18 vasos de whisky, creo que es todo un récord.