Edward Thomas: The Origins of His Poetry (University of Wales Press - Writing Wales in English)

A critical study of the much-loved early twentieth century English poet Edward Thomas - the 'poet's poet'. It includes illuminating new readings of his poems, prose and letters. Topics covered include his close relation to nature, the land and landscape. Edward Thomas: The Origins of his Poetry builds a new theoretical framework for critical discussion on imaginative composition through an investigation of Edward Thomas's composing processes, on material from his letters, his poems and his prose books. The book looks at his relation to the land and landscape, and includes detailed and illuminating new readings of his poems: it traces connections between Thomas's approach to composition and the writing and through of Freud, Woolf and William James, and the influence of Japanese aesthetics, and draws surprising and far-reaching conclusions for the study of poetic composition. Book jacket Edward Thomas: The Origins of his Poetry builds a new theoretical framework for critical work on imaginative composition through an investigation of Edward Thomas's composing processes, on material from his letters, his poems and his prose books. It looks at his relation to the land and landscape and includes detailed and illuminating new readings of his poems. It traces connections between Thomas's approach to composition and the writing and thought of Freud, Woolf and William James, and the influence of Japanese aesthetics, and draws surprising and far-reaching conclusions for the study of poetic composition. Edward The Origins of his Poetry is a critical study of the early twentieth century English poet Edward Thomas (18781917), who is known for the poems he wrote during World War I. Judy Kendall offers close readings of Thomass 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. Kendalls study also presents surprising and insightful ideas about poetic composition in general. 1 Starting Points -- How Poems Emerge 7 -- 2 Poetry And Oral Literature 28 -- 3 Ellipses And Aporia 60 -- 4 Gaps 90 -- 5 Unfinishedness... 108 -- 6 Temporal Dislocation 123 -- 7 Dislocating Thought 137 -- 8 Divagations 158. Judy Kendall. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 221-226) And Index. "Edward Thomas: The Origins of his Poetry builds a new theoretical framework for critical work on imaginative composition through an investigation of Edward Thomas's composing processes, on material from his letters, his poems and his prose books"--Provided by publisher