Dylan Thomas: A New Life - Couverture souple

Lycett, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 075381787X ISBN 13 : 9780753817872

Editeur : W&N, 2004

Synopsis

The definitive biography of the poet who was almost as notorious for his 'rock 'n roll' lifestyle as his artistic work

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À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Lycett was educated at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford (where he read modern history). As a foreign reporter he specialised in Africa and the Middle East. A full-time author since the early 1990s, he has written a number of highly acclaimed biographies, among them RUDYARD KIPLING and CONAN DOYLE. He lives in north London.

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The definitive biography of the poet who was almost as notorious for his 'rock 'n' roll' lifestyle as his artistic work

Dylan Thomas was a romantic and controversial figure; a poet who lived to excess and died young. An inventive genius with a gift for both lyrical phrases and impish humour, he also wrote for films and radio, and was renowned for his stage performances. He became the first literary star in the age of popular culture - a favourite of both T.S. Eliot and John Lennon.

As his status as a poet and entertainer increased, so did his alcoholic binges and his sexual promiscuity, threatening to destroy his marriage to his fiery Irish wife Caitlin. As this extraordinary biography reveals, he was a man of many contradictions. But out of his tempestuous life, he produced some of the most dramatic and enduring poetry in the English language.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W&N
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 075381787X
• ISBN 13: 9780753817872
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible