The Nine Lives of Dylan Thomas By Jonathan Fryer HB/DJ 1st edition FINE/FINE

Description: The Nine Lives of Dylan Thomas By Jonathan Fryer Kyle Cathie Limited London, England 1993 xiii, [1], 276 p.: 12 unpaginated pages, containing 22 illustrations; 24 cm. (9.5 inches). Dark blue cloth, with gilt-stamped spine title. Glossy, illustrated dust jacket. Includes Notes, Bibliography, and Index. First Edition "Probably more than any other writer of his generation, Dylan Thomas merited the clichéd description of 'a legend in his own time'. It was a legend he nurtured himself, from his sickly, cosseted Swansea suburban childhood on. as the self-styled Rimbaud of Cwmdonkin Drive, the schoolboy Dylan had already decided how a poet ought to live and behave. Jonathan Fryer's startling reappraisal of Dylan Thomas's life sees most of the poet's adult existence as a series of acts deliberately designed to fit into this mould, leading inevitably to an early, sordid death. The drunkenness and clumsy passes at attractive women became part and parcel of the cultivated Dylan Thomas myth. Yet even towards the end of his life, Dylan could snap out of this and get down to serious work. This biography places him firmly as a writer of the 1930's, the decade in which the vast majority of his poetry was written or conceived. Encouraged and promoted by figures as diverse as Edith Sitwell and Stephen Spender, Dylan consciously eschewed the politicizing of the so-called Auden group and the wilder experiments of the surrealists in favour of a powerful lyricism that still wins huge numbers of devotees on both sides of the Atlantic. Initially suffocated by his Welsh background, Dylan soon realized it was his passport into literary London, as well as a rich source of material for use in poems, stories and radio broadcasts. He was a fish out of water whenever he left the British Isles, and needed regular trips back to Wales for the sort of comforting reassurance he also looked for in women. Dylan also needed a supporting cast of friends, although he treated many of them - and his relatives - abominably. Whether in London's Soho, New York or Laugharne in South Wales, he had a talent to win fiercely loyal patrons and admirers. While highly critical of the poet's selfish and dishonest ways, Jonathan Fryer highlights what it was about the man and his work that inspired such devotion. His portrait of Dylan draws on many sources including close friends and relatives, a provides a refreshingly honest and timely reappraisal of Wales' most famous twentieth-century poet". [from the dust jacket] ISBN: 1856260909 Book is in Fine/As New Condition: pages bright, clean, tight, and unmarked Dust Jacket is in Fine/As New Condition: light shelf wear Copyright 2020 All text in this listing description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The purchaser receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking and, where they are of light weight, the order is sent free within the U.S. by First Class mail We have been selling books and ephemera for about 17 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S., FIRST CLASS OR MEDIA MAIL, DEPENDING ON WEIGHT. Payment Methods: Paypal is preferred. Ebay is also collecting state taxes where appropriate and will be paying those state taxes rather than the sellers. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

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