Gwyn Thomas – författare

A lively and scholarly introduction to early Welsh poetry up to the period of court poetry, with notes on style, background and translations of the poems themselves; suitable for sixth form and college students, and anyone interested in Welsh poetic tradition. First published in 1976.

With passion, humour and remarkable insight Gwyn Thomas captures the world of South Wales in the 1830s during the turbulent years of the Merthyr and Newport Risings. As the newly-built foundries enter their first decline, a travelling harpist from the rural north arrives in one of the new towns to find his friends caught in a fiercely-fought industrial dispute, a dispute which quickly spirals out of control. A powerful and sweeping novel by one of Wales's great literary figures, 'All Things Betray Thee', tells the epic story of a people, their joys and victories, but also their sorrows and defeats.

Sex, murder, and a devastating, humour mark these three novellas that Gwyn Thomas wrote in 1946. In Oscar, the narrator of death and exploitation fails to fend off the evil that envelops him. InSimeon, the abuse of sexual and family power ends with violent death, and in The Dark Philosophers itself, the grimly humorous philosophers gather in an Italian café to tell the tragic tale of revenge and manslaughter that they engineer.

A small Welsh valley community come together to form a carnival marching band in Gwyn Thomas' farcical exploration of the social, economic and political turbulence abound in twentieth century Wales.

Featuring an introduction by David Jones and edited by Alun R. Jones and Gwyn Thomas, this book explores the life and work of a man often called the greatest Welshman of our time. The book looks in detail at his personal history with contributions by D. J. Williams, Emwyr Humphreys and Gareth Miles. It also looks at a number of aspects of his career.

A collection of eight articles, lectures and essays on diverse themes found in Welsh and Celtic literature from the Middle Ages to the 20th century including individual chapters on the work of Sion Cent, Daniel Owen and R. Williams Parry.

Thomas' first three stage plays, The Keep, Jackie the Jumper, and Loud Organs were hailed as comic masterpieces when they appeared in the 60s: Some of the best comic dialog we have heard for years. -- The Observer. All 3 plays are concerned with repression and freedom, and the tensions between society and the individual.