Dylan Thomas: A Biography by Paul Ferris
Dylan Thomas: A Biography by Paul Ferris is a 399-page hardcover published by The Dial Press, this is the first USA printing of 1977. The dust jacket has small chips and shelf wear along the edges and sun fading along the spine. The book has minor bumping to the top of the spine and top corners. Otherwise the pages are crisp and clean. Book Summary Few poets have excited such extremes of admiration and hostility as Dylan Thomas, the Welshman who was perhaps the greatest lyric poet of our century. Thomas persisted to the end in fostering an image of the poet as an intense and decadent individual. He lived in poverty despite his considerable income and shocked his public with his love affairs and drinking drinking while demanding recognition as an artist. But whenever this difficult man read his works, he was accepted on his own terms--his audiences were enthralled. Paul Ferris's authoritative new biography is based on a wealth of previously unpublished material (including two