Dannie Abse: A Sourcebook

Dannie Abse, whose career as a poet spans sixty years, has made a huge contribution to the literature and literary life of Wales and to poetry and prose in the English Language. The Sourcebook is an essential companion to the poetry, prose, drama and critical writings of this major poet. Cary Archard has edited and written about Abse’s work for over twenty years and collects here a marvellous representative selection of Abse’s own writings, together with criticism of his work, which illuminates Abse’s achievements for both students and general readers. * Biographical and critical introduction * Selection of Abse’s criticism, autobiography and fiction * Interviews * Reviews of Abse’s poetry over sixty years * Critical essays of Abse’s poetry, some newly commissioned * Bibliography