Items related to David Jones: A Biography
Among the revolutions of the last century, none was more important or potentially more lasting than the one in the arts called Modernism”. Among the giants of that movement were writers who changed our conceptions of poetry and prose forever. Now, well into the new century, we can look back to admire and reflect on figures from that period. Last year saw biographies of two monumental poets of Modernism: Robert Crawford’s first volume on T. S. Eliot, and David Moody’s concluding third volume on the life of Ezra Pound.
We are excited to announce the first full-length critical biography of the third member, too often overlooked, of that extraordinary group. The beautifully illustrated David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet by Thomas Dilworth will stand for generations as the great biography this wonderful artist deserves.
Jones (1895-1974) was a painter, a wood- and copper-engraver and maker of painted inscriptions, but it was as a poet that he left his most lasting mark. Eliot called him one of the most distinguished writers of my generation” and Dylan Thomas said he would like to have done anything as good as David Jones has done.” Auden praised his poem In Parenthesis as the greatest book [ever] about the Great War”, and The Anathemata as one of the truly great poems in Western Literature.” His work, the whole of it, enables him to stand alongside Eliot, Pound, and James Joyce as an incomparable figure in literary Modernism.
We are excited to announce the first full-length critical biography of the third member, too often overlooked, of that extraordinary group. The beautifully illustrated David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet by Thomas Dilworth will stand for generations as the great biography this wonderful artist deserves.
Jones (1895-1974) was a painter, a wood- and copper-engraver and maker of painted inscriptions, but it was as a poet that he left his most lasting mark. Eliot called him one of the most distinguished writers of my generation” and Dylan Thomas said he would like to have done anything as good as David Jones has done.” Auden praised his poem In Parenthesis as the greatest book [ever] about the Great War”, and The Anathemata as one of the truly great poems in Western Literature.” His work, the whole of it, enables him to stand alongside Eliot, Pound, and James Joyce as an incomparable figure in literary Modernism.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
Praise for David Jones
"While his life was hard and never entirely free of post-traumatic stress disorder, David Jones now has―thanks to Thomas Dilworth―a biography worthy of his originality and genius." ―The Washington Post
"It’s ever so rarely you get a perfect biography, a marvellous match of subject and writer―but Thomas Dilworth’s biography of David Jones is just that." ―Evening Standard
"An overdue biography . . . [Jones’s] achievements as a Modernist writer rank him alongside T. S. Eliot and James Joyce." ―The Economist
"Lavishly illustrated and wonderfully well written... Dilworth is that rare thing: a scholar who has the capacity for great clarity." ―Rachel Cooke, The Guardian
"As Professor Dilworth makes the backgrounds of Jones's writing clearer and more comprehensible, he confirms the power, depth, and relevance of his work as a whole."
―W.S. Merwin
"Dilworth is deft at tracing two of the essential ingredients in Jones’s life and work... [A] wonderful book." ―The Spectator
“Dilworth is a brilliant describer and analyst of the art; his descriptions would make individual works vivid to the reader even if they weren’t reproduced in this richly illustrated book.” ―The Guardian
“Thomas Dilworth’s welcome (and superbly produced) biography will clearly be the point of reference for Jones’s life for a long time to come.” ―New Statesman
“Dilworth’s narrative sympathetically illuminates the workings of a troubled, original mind, its interplay with mid-20th century English intellectual life, and its continuing resonance.” ―Financial Times
Book Description:
"While his life was hard and never entirely free of post-traumatic stress disorder, David Jones now has―thanks to Thomas Dilworth―a biography worthy of his originality and genius." ―The Washington Post
"It’s ever so rarely you get a perfect biography, a marvellous match of subject and writer―but Thomas Dilworth’s biography of David Jones is just that." ―Evening Standard
"An overdue biography . . . [Jones’s] achievements as a Modernist writer rank him alongside T. S. Eliot and James Joyce." ―The Economist
"Lavishly illustrated and wonderfully well written... Dilworth is that rare thing: a scholar who has the capacity for great clarity." ―Rachel Cooke, The Guardian
"As Professor Dilworth makes the backgrounds of Jones's writing clearer and more comprehensible, he confirms the power, depth, and relevance of his work as a whole."
―W.S. Merwin
"Dilworth is deft at tracing two of the essential ingredients in Jones’s life and work... [A] wonderful book." ―The Spectator
“Dilworth is a brilliant describer and analyst of the art; his descriptions would make individual works vivid to the reader even if they weren’t reproduced in this richly illustrated book.” ―The Guardian
“Thomas Dilworth’s welcome (and superbly produced) biography will clearly be the point of reference for Jones’s life for a long time to come.” ―New Statesman
“Dilworth’s narrative sympathetically illuminates the workings of a troubled, original mind, its interplay with mid-20th century English intellectual life, and its continuing resonance.” ―Financial Times
The first full biography of a neglected genius – recently praised by Simon Armitage, Rachel Cooke and Edmund de Waal – lavishly illustrated in colour throughout
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMartin Secker & Warburg Ltd
- Publication date2099
- ISBN 10 0436201917
- ISBN 13 9780436201912
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages95
(No Available Copies)
Search Books: Create a WantIf you know the book but cannot find it on AbeBooks, we can automatically search for it on your behalf as new inventory is added. If it is added to AbeBooks by one of our member booksellers, we will notify you!
Create a Want