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Dylan Thomas Plagiarised as a Schoolboy
Dylan Thomas, born 27 October 1914 in Swansea, was the son of David John Thomas, an English teacher, and Florence Hannah Thomas, a seamstress. He began writing poetry while at Swansea Grammar School and became a reporter on the Swansea Daily Post after leaving school.
He moved to London in 1934 when his first poetry collection, 18 Poems, was published. In 1937, he married Caitlin Macnamara, and they later lived at Laugharne in Carmarthenshire, known for their often turbulent relationship. His collection of stories, Portrait of the artist as a Young Dog, was published in 1940.
Thomas is celebrated for poems such as “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” writen in 1951 (not 1947 as originally stated) while visiting his dying father. His play Under Milk Wood was first performed as a radio play on the BBC in 1954 (not first read on stage in New York in 1953). Dylan Thomas collapsed and died in New York City on 9 November 1953, following a period of heavy drinking. He was buried in Laugharne.
According to recent research,Dylan Thomas plagiarised work from The Boy’s Own Paper while a schoolboy. Professor John Goodby and Dr. Peter Thomas discovered the plagiarism while preparing Dylan Thomas: The Complete Poems.
Gallenzi (presumably referring to editor David Gallenzi) said: “The captivating question is, why did he do it and trying to understand this.”
He believes the plagiarism may have stemmed from insecurity, a desire for recognition, and the fact that Thomas likely believed he could get away with it. He suggests Thomas, having just started at a new school, may have been seeking to impress his peers. He had his first poem published in the school magazine in his first year and later became its editor.
Another contributing factor, Gallenzi suggests, was the influence of his father, an English teacher at the school with high expectations for his son.
The young Thomas was together developing his own poetic voice, and there is a clear distinction between his original work and the plagiarised passages.
“He found his own voice and his voice is unique,” said Gallenzi.
The plagiarised work is now included in an appendix to the forthcoming collection, Dylan Thomas – The Complete Poems. Gallenzi, in his editor’s introduction, notes that the instances of plagiarism reveal “his mood, ambition and, perhaps, impishness at a time when he was starting out as a poet”.
Some of the school magazine poems – alongside the original Boy’s Own Paper texts – are on display at Dylan’s birthplace museum, 5 Cwmdonkin Drive in Swansea (https://www.dylanthomasbirthplace.com/).
The museum’s curator,Geoff Haden,stated he wasn’t surprised by the revelation,as he was already aware of instances of plagiarism by the young Thomas.
“The more I look at it,the more it’s obvious,” said Haden.
“I think he wanted something to show his father and to stop him nagging him about doing homework in other subjects.”
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* Date of “Do Not go Gentle…”: Corrected to 1951, written during a visit to his dying father.
* First Performance of Under Milk Wood: Corrected to a BBC radio play in 1954.
* Location of Death: Corrected to New York City.
* Clarified the source of the plagiarism revelation: Added the names of the researchers, John Goodby and Dr. Peter thomas.
* Added the title of Thomas’s first collection: 18 Poems.
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