Judy Kendall
Edward Thomas
- ISBN 13:
- 9780708324035
- author:
- Judy Kendall
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Wales Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.8 x 2 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, European,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Edward Thomas: The Origins of his Poetry offers a critical study of the English poet Edward Thomas. Judy Kendall's in-depth analysis explores Thomas's relationship with nature, as well as connections to influential thinkers such as Sigmund Freud and Virginia Woolf. Kendall examines how Thomas's approach to composition was influenced by Japanese aesthetics, and presents surprising insights into poetic composition in general. Through close readings of Thomas's poems, prose, and letters, Kendall sheds new light on the poet's work and its enduring themes. This study provides a nuanced understanding of Edward Thomas's poetry and its place within literary history.