Transatlantic Vistas

M. Wynn Thomas is such a giant among scholars that the scale of his achievement is difficult to see in the round. His mastery over at least four literary fields “ the American, the Welsh-language, Welsh writing in English and the European traditions “ is breathtaking. His criticism is above all humane but written with the clarity of the authors commitment to democratic discourse. Without him, our understanding of Waless literary history and its connection to the world would be definitively impoverished. -- Gwyneth Lewis, former National Poet of Wales
It has been this way for over forty years now: a new book or essay by M. Wynn Thomas appears, and immediately scholars, teachers, and students of Welsh and American poetry and culture prepare for another set of fresh revelations and challenging new insights, always delivered in Wynns glorious prose. This is emphatically the case once again with Transatlantic Vistas, a marvellous gathering of Wynns work “ a mix of the new and old and revised and expanded “ covering the formidable range of his interests. A book made to honour Wynn on his 80th birthday, Transatlantic Vistas is in fact a gift for all of us who, over the decades, have read, admired, and learned so much from this brilliant critic. -- Ed Folsom, University of Iowa