R.S. Thomas poetry and theology - Davis, William Virgil (Baylor University Press, 2007)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-211) and index
Poetry in theological crisis -- Finding and following R.S. Thomas -- Agnostic faith -- Poet-priest and the apocalyptic mode -- Mirrors and mirror imagery -- Gaps in the poetry of R.S. Thomas -- Fathers and sons -- The quarrel with technology -- R.S. Thomas and Søren Kierkegaard -- R.S. Thomas and Wallace Stevens
This volume celebrates the work of the Welsh poet R.S. Thomas (1913-2000) and illuminates the theological implications of this famous twentieth-century poet-priest's pilgrimage. By providing detailed readings of individual poems, Davis explores the depth and imagination of Thomas's profound theological vision