And death shall have no dominion
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And death shall have no dominion is a poem
written by Welsh
poet Dylan Thomas
(1914–1953).
of poetry, Twenty-five Poems was published. Twenty-five Poems revealed Thomas’ personal philosophies pertaining to religion and the forces of nature. Included in this introspective volume of work is And death shall have no dominion. The poem has also been recorded as being published in the New English Weekly
in March 1933.
(Series 2), originally aired in 1988, and the film Solaris
, released in 2002. It was also used at the start and ending of the movie Omega Doom
.
The titles of the novels 'They Shall Have Stars' by James Blish and 'No Dominion' by Charlie Huston are taken from the poem.
In Brave Saint Saturn
's Album "Anti-Meridian" the final five lines of the first verse open the CD, accompanied by music.
In the film The Weight of Water
from the book of the same title
written by Anita Shreve
, Sean Penn in the role of melancholy poet Thomas Janes recites the last four lines of the first stanza. At the end of the film after Janes drowns, the film reprises his recitation of the second and third lines of this section, but this time the film leaves the last line poignantly unspoken.
"And Death Shall Have No Dominion" is also the title of a score piece by composer Michael Giacchino
, used in the sixth and final season of the television series Lost
.
In the second and final part of the 2011 BBC TV Miniseries The Field of Blood the poem's second through ninth lines are recited from memory by character Dr. Pete, played by Peter Capaldi
, in a pub as he drunkenly faces his imminent death of cancer, seated alone.
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
written by Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
poet Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2008. who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself...
(1914–1953).
Publication history
On 10 September 1936, two years after the release of his first volumeVolume (publishing)
A volume is a single book that is part of a collection; also a bibliographic identifier for a sequence of periodicals....
of poetry, Twenty-five Poems was published. Twenty-five Poems revealed Thomas’ personal philosophies pertaining to religion and the forces of nature. Included in this introspective volume of work is And death shall have no dominion. The poem has also been recorded as being published in the New English Weekly
New English Weekly
The New English Weekly was a leading review of "Public Affairs, Literature and the Arts."It was founded in April 1932 by Alfred Richard Orage shortly after his return from Paris...
in March 1933.
Pop culture
This poem is featured significantly in the television series Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast (TV series)
Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent , a mythic, noble man-beast, and his Catherine , a savvy assistant District attorney in New York; and a...
(Series 2), originally aired in 1988, and the film Solaris
Solaris (2002 film)
Solaris is a 2002 science fiction film and psychological drama directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney and Natascha McElhone...
, released in 2002. It was also used at the start and ending of the movie Omega Doom
Omega Doom
Omega Doom is a 1996 film by Albert Pyun, starring Rutger Hauer who plays a robot who, during a nuclear winter, plays both sides of a robot civil war against each other in a small town...
.
The titles of the novels 'They Shall Have Stars' by James Blish and 'No Dominion' by Charlie Huston are taken from the poem.
In Brave Saint Saturn
Brave Saint Saturn
Brave Saint Saturn is a Christian rock band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1999. The band is a side-project of former members of Five Iron Frenzy started by Reese Roper...
's Album "Anti-Meridian" the final five lines of the first verse open the CD, accompanied by music.
In the film The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water (film)
The Weight of Water is a 2000 film based on the novel of the same name by Anita Shreve. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film stars Sean Penn, Elizabeth Hurley, Sarah Polley, Josh Lucas and Catherine McCormack...
from the book of the same title
The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water is a 1997 bestselling novel by Anita Shreve. Half of the novel is historical fiction that speculates about the true events of the Smuttynose Island murders of 1873.-Plot summary:...
written by Anita Shreve
Anita Shreve
Anita Shreve is an American writer. The daughter of an airline pilot and a homemaker, she graduated from Dedham High School, attended Tufts University and began writing while working as a high school teacher in Reading MA. One of her first published stories, Past the Island, Drifting, was awarded...
, Sean Penn in the role of melancholy poet Thomas Janes recites the last four lines of the first stanza. At the end of the film after Janes drowns, the film reprises his recitation of the second and third lines of this section, but this time the film leaves the last line poignantly unspoken.
"And Death Shall Have No Dominion" is also the title of a score piece by composer Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino is an American composer who has composed scores for movies, television series and video games. Some of his most notable works include the scores to television series such as Lost, Alias and Fringe, games such as the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty series, and films such as...
, used in the sixth and final season of the television series Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
.
In the second and final part of the 2011 BBC TV Miniseries The Field of Blood the poem's second through ninth lines are recited from memory by character Dr. Pete, played by Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
Peter Dougan Capaldi is an Academy Award and BAFTA award winning Scottish actor and film director. In 1995, his short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film...
, in a pub as he drunkenly faces his imminent death of cancer, seated alone.