A selective list of literary criticism for the British poet Dylan Thomas, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites
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Balakier, James J. "Ambiguous Reversal of Dylan Thomas's 'In Country Sleep.'" The author notes that "Among the relatively few father-daughter poems in the canon, Dylan Thomas's 'In Country Sleep' is striking for its frank portrayal of a caring though conflicted state of fatherhood." In Papers on Language and Literature, Winter 1996
Craik, Roger. "Green and dying in chains: Dylan Thomas's "Fern Hill" and Kenneth Grahame's 'The Golden Age.' On an influence on Dylan Thomas. Twentieth Century Literature, 9/22/98
Cyr, Marc D. "Dylan Thomas's 'Do not go gentle into that good night.'" Says the author, "Dylan Thomas's 'Do not go gentle into that good night' has been noted to bear the influence of and even echo W. B. Yeats, especially "Lapis Luzuli," and, secondarily via this poem, Shakespeare's King Lear." In Papers on Language and Literature, Spring 1998
Lycett, Andrew. A review of Lycett's biography of Dylan Thomas, Dylan Thomas: A New Life (Overlook Publishers). National Review, Sept 13, 2004, reviewed by Algis Valiunas
Phillips, Ivan. A substantial introductory article on Dylan Thomas from the Literary Encyclopedia, 4/2/01
A short biography of Dylan Thomas from the Books and Writers web site, Kuusankoski Public Library, Finland
Web site for the scholarly journal Welsh Writing in English, edited by Dr Tony Brown, University of Wales, Bangor
An introduction to Dylan Thomas from the BBC with information about his writing and places he lived in Wales
A web site for a Dylan Thomas Festival in 2003 contains several short articles about the poet
A special exhibit about the printing history of Thomas's 18 Poems, which contained "The Force that through the Grass Fuse Drives the Flower."
Brief introductory essay on Dylan Thomas from MSN's Encarta
Some audio files of Dylan Thomas reading his poetry, from Harper Audio
A very brief introduction to the poet from the Academy of American Poets
Information on Dylan Thomas at Inspirational Wales
For people who want to visit Swansea, the birthplace of Dylan Thomas, and some additional information about Thomas, at this leisure and tourism web site
Another good site for the Dylan Thomas tourist traveling to Wales, with Dylan Thomas locations and pictures
Yet another attractive and informative Dylan Thomas tourist site from the New Quay Chamber of Trade. Dylan Thomas tourism must be quite an industry in Wales
Web site for Dylans, a used and rare book store in Swansea that specializes in Thomas's books
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