{"product_id":"dylan-thomas-9781789149326","title":"Dylan Thomas","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn accessible introduction to the life and work of the inventive Welsh poet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dylan Thomas--author of some of the century's greatest poetry, stories, and film scripts as well as one of the greatest radio features ever broadcast, \u003ci\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/i\u003e--is often characterized as self-indulgent. This concise and up-to-date biography challenges this depiction with a fresh portrait of the artist as a consummate professional. John Goodby and Chris Wigginton locate the source of Thomas's daring and inventive style in the poet's Anglo-Welsh origins as well as his historical, cultural, and social contexts: the Great Depression and 1930s literary London, surrealism, World War II, and Cold War popular culture. The result is a revealing and fresh introduction to the life and work of this important Welsh writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Goodby\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of arts and culture at Sheffield Hallam University. The leading authority on Dylan Thomas, he has written extensively on his work and edited his \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eChris Wigginton\u003c\/b\u003e is pro-vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. His books include \u003ci\u003eModernism from the Margins: The 1930's Poetry of Louis MacNeice and Dylan Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894224654610,"sku":"9781789149326","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c6e2ca2-476d-421f-9cec-deae4c340114.jpg?v=1738246553","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dylan-thomas-9781789149326","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}