Dylan the Bard: A Life of Dylan Thomas

By Andrew Sinclair

Fifty years after his death, many consider Dylan Thomas to have been the greatest lyric poet of his age…

In this masterly biography Andrew Sinclair explains how Thomas attracted a new mass audience, and discusses the influences on his work that stemmed from the divisions and tensions of the poet’s Welsh heritage.

Sinclair captures the tragic and exuberant story of Thomas’s personal life, his vision of Wales and the writing of his masterpiece, Under Milk Wood, the brawling and boozing in Fitzrovia during the 1930s and 40s, and the last American tour of the 50s, that ultimately ended with his death.

Dylan the Bard is the definitive biography of this great poet.

Andrew Sinclair is a novelist, historian, critic and filmmaker. He was a Founding Member of Churchill College, Cambridge, and has taught and travelled across the world. He made the film, now regarded as a classic, of Under Milk Wood . His recent film, Dylan on Dylan , of the life of the poet will be released on DVD with Under Milk Wood in 2003. He lives in London and is married to the writer Sonia Melchett.