Because Dylan Thomas often wrote as much for the sound of his poetry as for its meaning, he was extraordinarily well-suited to the task of interpreting his own works on audio, the more so for his unforgettably rich voice and dramatic style. These recordings are the preservation of a unique literary resource, a fascinating introduction to the complete experience of Dylan Thomas' manipulation of language. The poem in this collection are those that he most often chose for his famous public readings and can therefore be considered the ones Dylan Thomas himself wanted us to hear.
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Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on 27 October 1914. In 1934 his first book of poetry, Eighteen Poems appeared, followed by Twenty-five Poems in 1936, Deaths and Entrances in 1946 and in 1952 his final volume, Collected Poems. He also published many short stories, wrote filmscripts, broadcast stories and talks, did a series of lecture tours in the United States and wrote Under Milkwood, the radio play.
During his fourth lecture tour of the United States in 1953, a few days after his 39th birthday, he collapsed in his New York hotel and died on November 9th at St. Vincent's Hospital. His body was sent back to Laugharne, Wales, where his grave is marked by a simple wooden cross.
In June 1994, his wife, Caitlin Thomas, died in Italy, where she had spent most of the years of her life after the death of Dylan Thomas. Her body is buried next to his.
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By Faramir (Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dylan Thomas Reading His Poetry (Audio Cassette)
Excellent 2 audio-cassette recording of all the major, and some minor, Dylan Thomas poems including 'Fern Hill', 'Poem in October', 'Do not go gentle' etc. My favourites are 'Over Sir John's Hill', 'Hunchback in the Park', 'On the marriage of a virgin', 'Light breaks where no sun shines' - all on these tapes. I was hoping that the recording would include Thomas' famous introduction to poetry called 'A few words of a kind' but sadly that is not on these tapes.
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