Dylan Thomas : The Country of the Spirit /

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Since the Bible appears so frequently in Dylan Thomas' work, some critics have decided that he must be a religious poet. Others, noting blasphemous statements and certain irreligious aspects of Thomas' personal life, contend that he was no such thing. Rushworth M. Kidder, investigating thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kidder, Rushworth M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1973.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Thomas, Dylan, > 1914-1953.
Thomas, Dylan, > 1914-1953 > Criticism and interpretation.
Literature.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
POETRY > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Wales.
Pays de Galles > Dans la litterature.
Wales > In literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • PART ONE: The Mazes of His Praise
  • Chapter I. Religious Poetry
  • Chapter II. Ambiguity and Religion
  • PART TWO: The Three-Pointed Star
  • Chapter III. Three Types of Religious Imagery
  • Chapter IV. Referential Imagery
  • Chapter V: Allusive Imagery
  • Chapter VI. Thematic Imagery
  • PART THREE: The Parables of Sun Light
  • Chapter VII. 18 Poems
  • Chapter VIII. Twenty-Five Poems
  • Chapter IX. The Map of Love
  • Chapter X. Deaths and Entrances
  • Chapter XI. In Country Sleep
  • Chapter XII. "The Prayer's End": A Conclusion
  • Appendix: The Tendency Toward Ambiguity in Thomas' Revisions
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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