Deaths and Entrances
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Deaths and Entrances is a celebrated 1946 poetry collection by Dylan Thomas, noted for its lyrical intensity and exploration of war, memory, and mortality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Dylan Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPoem |
A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London
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A Winter's Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ Fern Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Were Tickled by the Rub of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ In my Craft or Sullen Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Into her Lying Down Head NERFINISHED ⓘ Poem in October NERFINISHED ⓘ The Conversation of Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hunchback in the Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Vision and Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores |
individual memory and collective history
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relationship between life and death ⓘ spiritual doubt and faith ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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modernist poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of poems ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | post-war British poetry ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAmong | Dylan Thomas's major works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood
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loss ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ nature ⓘ religion ⓘ time ⓘ war ⓘ |
| notedFor |
complex imagery
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dense symbolism ⓘ lyrical intensity ⓘ |
| originalAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. M. Dent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingAspect |
Wales
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wartime London ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
intricate sound patterns
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musical language ⓘ nonlinear imagery ⓘ |
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