"Echoes to the Amen" is the first collection of critical essays dealing with the work of R. S. Thomas to appear since his death in September 2000. Nine essays consider the achievement and legacy of one of the great poets of the twentieth century, offering a broad and detailed assessment of the full range of Thomas' distinguished career, which can now be seen whole. The volume presents stimulating new readings of the poet's central preoccupations as well as discussions of hitherto neglected themes, and examines the ways in ...
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"Echoes to the Amen" is the first collection of critical essays dealing with the work of R. S. Thomas to appear since his death in September 2000. Nine essays consider the achievement and legacy of one of the great poets of the twentieth century, offering a broad and detailed assessment of the full range of Thomas' distinguished career, which can now be seen whole. The volume presents stimulating new readings of the poet's central preoccupations as well as discussions of hitherto neglected themes, and examines the ways in which Thomas negotiated painful cultural, spiritual and emotional tensions.Thomas' ironic anti-pastorals, his poems of filial resentment, his bold charting of the new cosmos, obsessive punning and dialogues with Wallace Stevens and Kierkegaard are among the subjects explored in these essays, which emphasise both the diversity and the underlying unity of Thomas' work. Essential reading for anyone interested in twentieth-century poetry and contemporary Welsh writing in English, "Echoes to the Amen" allows us to see how the concerns of this icon of modern Wales illuminate a global predicament.
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Add this copy of Echoes to the Amen Essays After R.S. Thomas to cart. $28.00, good condition, Sold by Leaf and Stone Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 2003 by University of Wales Press.
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Good in Good dust jacket. 0708317898. Xvi, 233 pp. Index, bibliography. Glossy black dust jacket with a photo of Thomas has very minor shelf wear. Book itself is clean and bright, one small pencil note on last end paper, otherwise unmarked, very nice copy. The first collection of critical essays on the work of R. S. Thomas since his death in 2000. Nine essays consider the achievement and legacy of one of the great poets of the 20th century.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 233 pages.
Add this copy of Echoes to the Amen: Essays After R.S. Thomas to cart. $36.56, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by University Of Wales Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 0708317898.
Add this copy of Echoes to the Amen: Essays After R.S. Thomas to cart. $70.68, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University of Wales Press.
