{"product_id":"9780708317792","title":"Where Have the Old Words Got Me?: Explications of Dylan Thomas's Collected Poems, 1934-1953","description":"\u003cp\u003eDylan Thomas is one of the most well-known poets of the twentieth century, yet much of his poetry is considered obscure and difficult, and readers tend to concentrate on those poems that can be most easily understood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Have the Old Words Got Me? \u003c\/i\u003eis the authoritative reader's guide to Dylan Thomas's \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems, 1934-1953, \u003c\/i\u003econsisting of detailed explications of every poem in the collection. Working from the principle that Thomas's biography offers the key to his poetry, Ralph Maud integrates critical commentary with biographical detail to elucidate Thomas's works. His aim is to allow readers to understand better the complex imagery and narrative movements of Thomas's work and to provide the basis for renewed critical investigation of the poetry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRalph Maud is a world-renowned expert on Dylan Thomas, as well as the co-editorof the standard edition of Thomas's work. \u003ci\u003eWhere Have the Old Words Got Me? \u003c\/i\u003eis the culmination of his lifetime's study of Thomas's poetry. It will be essential reading for all those interested in the life and works of Dylan Thomas, from academic specialists to the general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wales Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028287537392,"sku":"9780708317792","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780708317792_p0.jpg?v=1763622633","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780708317792","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}