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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: D D R Owen (Professor of French) , A Full Cast , A Full CastPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9781470846688ISBN 10: 1470846683 Publication Date: 20 January 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsNo member of this cast is a household name, but all of them demonstrate high-quality dramatic skills in this presentation of the twelfth-century epic French poem considered by many to be the first great piece of French literature. -- AudioFile The Song of Roland is not a chance assembly of popular tales: it is a deliberate and masterly work of art. -- Dorothy L. Sayers Author InformationDylan 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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