Dylan Thomas Summary

Biography EssayDylan Thomas's life, work, and stature among twentieth-century poets are all matters of controversy and speculation. An essentially shy and modest man when sober, Thomas called himself ... Read more

Dylan Thomas is as much remembered for his persona--the fiery young romantic with the Welsh brogue--as for his poetry. The work of Thomas has occasioned much critical commentary, although critics shar... Read more

Dylan Thomas's life, work, and stature among twentieth-century poets are all matters of controversy and speculation. An essentially shy and modest man when sober, Thomas called himself the "captain of... Read more

In the following essay, West attempts to sort through the varying critical assessments of Thomas's work. I According to Wordsworth, “all men feel something of an honourable bigotry fo... Read more

In the following essay, Balakier discusses the conflicted feelings of a father for his daughter in Thomas's “In Country Sleep.” Among the relatively few father-daughter poems i... Read more

In the following essay, Hardy discusses nature themes and imagery in Thomas's poetry. The Theme of Nature There are very few of Thomas's poems which do not offer a meditation on natur... Read more

In the following essay, McKay compares the structure of Thomas's poetry, particularly the sonnets, with that of Thomas Hardy, reportedly Thomas's favorite poet. One interesting entran... Read more

In the following essay, Volsik examines Thomas's participation in the British neo-Romanticism movement of the 1930s through the 1950s. In this article I do not wish to discuss the much-comme... Read more

In the following essay, Bold explores the themes within Thomas's poetry of lost childhood innocence and the adult's ability to recapture that innocence through the imagination. Since ... Read more

In the following essay, McNees discusses religious imagery in Thomas's poetry. … the story of the New Testament is part of my life. —“Poetic Manifesto” Ali... Read more

In the following excerpt, Ackerman compares the themes and use of language in Thomas's early short stories, written between 1934 and 1939, to those of his early poetry. Thomas's prose... Read more

In the following review of Thomas's Collected Stories, Levi decides that Thomas never matured as a prose writer. Dylan Thomas might have been alive today. He never lived to be 40; he died 30... Read more

From a study of religion, repression, and sexual violence, Peach discusses in the essay below, Thomas's use of imagery and symbolism to express the darker side of sexuality. Late in the Spri... Read more

In the following essay, Korg analyzes the poetic and straightforward narrative styles that characterize Thomas's stories. 1 Thomas was as prolific a writer of prose as he was of verse. He pu... Read more

In the following essay, Ackerman defends Thomas's prose as equal in importance to his poetry. I Dylan Thomas's recognition as a major twentieth century writer, both in popularity and ... Read more

In the following review of The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas, Davies praises editor (and Thomas biographer) Paul Ferris for correcting errors in previous publications of Thomas's correspond... Read more

In the following essay, Davies examines the influences of Thomas Hardy, the Mabinogion, Charles Dickens, Ambrose Bierce, and others on Thomas's stories and film scripts. Brander Matthews onc... Read more

In the following essay, Pratt focuses on Thomas's early fiction, and applies Jungian psychology to determine the author's mental state when the stories were written. I Dylan Thomas ne... Read more

In the following essay, Bruns attempts to find the sources of inspiration for the stories contained in Thomas's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog. One of the most fascinating themes in l... Read more

In the following essay, Tinkler examines the differences between Thomas's poetry and prose. The manuscript of Adventures in the Skin Trade, Dylan Thomas's first sustained piece of pro... Read more