Saturday's Silence

Saturday's Silence R. S. Thomas and Paschal Reading - Writing Wales in English

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Publisher's Synopsis

R. S. Thomas is recognised globally as one of the major poets of the twentieth century. Such detailed attention as has been paid to the religious dimensions of his work has, however, largely limited itself to such matters as his obsession with the 'absent God', his appalled fascination with the mixed cruelty and wonder of a divinely created world, his interest in the world-view of the 'new physics', and his increasingly heterodox stance on spiritual matters. What has been largely neglected is his central indebtedness to key features of the 'classic' Christian tradition. This book concentrates on one powerful and compelling example of this, reading Thomas's great body of religious work in the light of the three days that form the centre of the Gospel narrative; the days which tell of the death, entombment and resurrection of Christ.

Book information

ISBN: 9781783169207
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 366g
Height: 146mm
Width: 223mm
Spine width: 19mm