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A Swansea Anthology
A Swansea Anthology

A Swansea Anthology

Edited by James Davies

LITERARY COLLECTIONS

246 Pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $19.95 (US $19.95) (CA $24.95)

Publication Date: April 2007

ISBN 9781854114488

Rights: US, CA, LAM, SAM & CAR

Seren (Apr 2007)

Price: $19.95
 
 

Overview

The city of Swansea and its surroundings have a literary heritage that spans six centuries, with both native and visiting writers finding inspiration in the "ugly, lovely" Welsh town. This anthology, first published in 1996, features the fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of many of these luminaries, from the revered Dylan Thomas, Leslie Norris, and Kingsley Amis to contemporary figures such as Robert Minhinnick, Martin Amis, Kathryn Gray, and Jo Mazelis. The oldest works date from the 14th century, and the collection includes several translations from the Welsh. For this revised edition of the book, a dozen new authors have been added, including American William Greenway.

Author Biography

James A. Davies is a former senior lecturer in English at the University of Wales–Swansea and a former visiting scholar at Baylor University and the University of Texas–Austin. He is the author of A Pocket Guide: Dylan Thomas's Swansea, Gower and Laugharne, and A Reference Companion to Dylan Thomas.