A review by sfletcher26
Under Milk Wood: The Definitive Edition by Dylan Thomas
4.0
Poetry has never been my thing but plays yes. I thought I'd therefore try to approach Thomas' Under Milk Wood in this way, as a play. In some ways it has worked because I have enjoyed it but I haven't found it easy.
I think to really appreciate the piece it has to be listened to, not because it's easier to listen to but because that's the medium it was written for, the voice.
Update.
Having downloaded the play this morning and listened to it on the way to work I can truly appreciate the brilliance of the work. What was interesting was reading the text I have (which claims to be the definitive text (don't they all)) with the version I was listening too. The differences are few but interesting in that the dramatised version seems to have left out some of the more overtly sexual references though retained all of the implied references.
I think to really appreciate the piece it has to be listened to, not because it's easier to listen to but because that's the medium it was written for, the voice.
Update.
Having downloaded the play this morning and listened to it on the way to work I can truly appreciate the brilliance of the work. What was interesting was reading the text I have (which claims to be the definitive text (don't they all)) with the version I was listening too. The differences are few but interesting in that the dramatised version seems to have left out some of the more overtly sexual references though retained all of the implied references.