Lot 120
Thomas, Dylan (1914-1953) Welsh poet and prose writer. Autograph Letter Signed, 1 p. 8"x6½", Villa del Beccaro, Florence, Italy, 1947 June 25. Fine; minor spotting in left margin; light creasing. To Mr. Vince, critiquing a manuscript. In part: "Many of the poems I liked, finding them fresh and sincere….I would suggest, though that you concentrate far harder on each individual poem. It is far better to write too little than too much. At the moment, your poetry is a thing of spurts…I am sure you would be well advised to try to work hard, line by line, on each poem; rather than flowing on from one poem to another. Your true lyrical indignation deserves more laborious concentration than you give it.…." It was in Florence that Thomas composed what many feel is his greatest work, In Country Sleep, and completed Over St. John's Hill and In the White Giant's Thigh.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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