Known as the "poets' poet," Edward Thomas is a model ofliterary compositionfor successful authors, andthis collection gathers together Thomas's letters and poems, many of which have never before been published. The correspondence between Thomas and the eminent poets whom he counted as friendsincluding Walter de la Mare, W. H. Hudson, Gordon Bottomley, Robert Frost, Eleanor Farjeon, John Freeman, Edward Garnett, Jesse Berridge, and J. W. Hainesadds insight into the literary achievements of this stunning author."
Known as the "poets' poet," Edward Thomas is a model ofliterary compositionfor successful authors, andthis collection gathers together Thomas's letter...
"Edward Thomas: The Origins of his Poetry" is a critical study of the early twentieth century English poet Edward Thomas (1878 1917), who is known for the poems he wrote during World War I. Judy Kendall offers close readings of Thomas s poems, prose, and letters, all the while illuminating his close relationship to nature; connections between his approach to composition and the writing of Sigmund Freud, Virginia Woolf, and William James; and the influence of Japanese aesthetics on his works. Kendall s study also presents surprising and insightful ideas about poetic composition in...
"Edward Thomas: The Origins of his Poetry" is a critical study of the early twentieth century English poet Edward Thomas (1878 1917), who is known ...