And Death Shall Have No Dominion by Dylan Thomas - Poetry Reading

And Death Shall Have No Dominion' shows that Dylan Thomas is essentially a lyricist. The central theme of the poem is resurrection which is stated and restated with variation and example. Thomas seems to be conducting a service for all the dead with the radiant hope of the ultimate revival and resurrection. The opening and the concluding lines of the first stanza is taken from the epistle of Apostle Paul to The Romans 6:9 which states, "The death he died, he died to sin once and for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God." Rising again from the sea in the first and second stanzas is based on the Book of Revelation 20 : 13 which states, "The Sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them and each person was judge according to what he had done."

About the poet - Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914 -- 1953) was a Welsh poet who is regarded by critics and historians as one of the most innovative poets of the 20th century. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, including British propaganda media during World War II. Thomas is viewed as part of the modernism and romanticism movements. Thomas' early poetry was noted for its verbal density, alliteration, sprung and internal rhyme.

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