Chapman, T. Robin
Ben Bowen
- ISBN 13:
- 9780708317884
- author:
- Chapman, T. Robin
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- University of Wales Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 22 x 13.8 centimetres (0.16 kg)
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Ben Bowen: A Life and Work Rediscovered Published in 2003, this biography offers a fresh perspective on the life and work of Ben Bowen, a poet who died at just twenty-four years old. At the time of his death, Bowen was hailed as a prodigy, but by the next generation, he had largely been forgotten. This study by Robin Chapman sheds new light on Bowen's remarkable story, tracing his journey from a miner's life in the Rhondda to his experiences in South Africa during the Boer War. Through Bowen's life and work, Chapman also explores the cultural landscape of late-Victorian and early-Edwardian Wales. By examining Bowen's precocious sense of self as a poet, his talent for controversy, and his growing awareness of his impending death, Chapman reveals the complex factors that contributed to his short-lived fame and subsequent obscurity.
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