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Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night

by Dylan Thomas

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Adaptations

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An audio cassette titled "In Country Heaven—Evolution," read by Thomas and others, can be purchased from Harper Collins Audio.

"Return Journey to Swansea," an audio cassette narrated by Thomas, is also available from Harper Collins Audio.

The video cassette Dylan Thomas: A Portrait is offered by Films for the Humanities and Sciences.

A video cassette titled A Dylan Thomas Memoir, narrated by Thomas, was released by Pyramid Film and Video in 1972.

Dylan Thomas: Return Journey was made available on video cassette by Direct Cinema Limited in 1991.

The video cassette Dylan Thomas: Under Milk Wood can be found through Films for the Humanities and Sciences.

The Wales of Dylan Thomas is obtainable on video cassette from Films for the Humanities and Sciences.

Bibliography

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Sources

Emery, Clark, The World of Dylan Thomas, Coral Gables: University of Miami, 1962.

Gaston, Georg, Critical Essays on Dylan Thomas, Boston: G.K. Hall, 1989.

Kidder, Rushworth M., Dylan Thomas: The Country of the Spirit, Princeton University Press, 1973, p. 234.

Korg, Jacob, Dylan Thomas, New York: Twayne Publishers, 1965.

Thomas, Dylan, Dylan Thomas: The Collected Letters, edited by Paul Ferris, New York: Macmillan, 1985.

Thomas, Dylan, Dylan Thomas: The Poems, edited by Daniel Jones, London: J.M. Dent, 1971.

For Further Study

Cox, C.B., editor, Dylan Thomas: A Collection of Essays, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Inc., 1966.
This compilation includes several critical essays written during Thomas's life or shortly after his death. Notably, it features poet Karl Shapiro's thoughts on Thomas's cultural significance from the viewpoint of a contemporary who knew him. John Ackerman's "The Welsh Background" is also significant, emphasizing subtle social themes in Thomas's work.

Moynihan, William, The Craft and Art of Dylan Thomas, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1966.
This in-depth analysis meticulously examines Thomas's writings in the sequence they were published, exploring the theoretical foundations of each piece.

Tindall, William York, A Reader's Guide to Dylan Thomas, New York: Octagon Books, 1962.
Critics regard this book as a seminal study of Thomas, reshaping the poet's reputation by thoroughly examining his technical skill and the considerable effort he invested to make his poetry appear effortlessly spontaneous.

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