Dai Greatcoat
A Self-Portrait of David Jones in his Letters
$41.58
- Paperback
284 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2017
Summary
‘The mind of David Jones is capable of such breathtaking leaps across the centuries, that nothing can appear incongruous in his writings and they all help to shed light on him as an artist and as a poet.’ – Apollo
Through a selection of letters to friends and literary peers, Dai Greatcoat presents a rare insight into the life and work of David Jones, and in so doing offers an autobiographical portrait of the author in his own words.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571339525 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0571339522 |
| Author: | David Jones |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 284 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 135mm x 200mm |
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David Jones
David Jones (1895-1974) was born in Kent. In 1915, then an art student, he went to war with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, where he fought in the battles of the Somme and Ypres. In 1922 he began a long association with the artist Eric Gill. In Parenthesis, based on Jones’s experiences in World War I, was published in 1937, followed in 1952 by The Anathémata and The Sleeping Lord in 1974. David Jones’s works are exhibited at the Tate Museum and the National Museum of Wales.
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