Caitlin by Paul Ferris

Caitlin by Paul Ferris

The authorized biography of the wife of Dylan Thomas, a story of a productive but doomed relationship, and of promiscuity and scandal among the artistic community of Fitzrovia. Among literary wives this century few have been as vivid and influential as Caitlin Macnamara, the Irishwoman who married Dylan Thomas. Caitlin had an unshakeable conviction in her own talents - first as a dancer, later as a writer. This biography shows both the extent of Thomas's dependence on her, and how, as their marriage collapsed, her despairing promiscuity helped to destroy him. After his death from alcohol and morphia in 1953, she was free to become the artist in her own right that she had so long hankered for. Her subsequent life as a writer, alcoholic and wandering widow is told with the help of her uninhibited letters, perhaps her best literary monument, and unpublished manuscripts, as well as many conversations with Caitlin, her family and her circle.

Gerald R. Ferris is Professor of Labor and Industrial Relations, of Business Administration, and of Psychology, and Caterpillar Foundation University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also Director of the Center for Human Resource Management at the University of Illinois.

Sherman D. Rosen is a Management Consultant with Deloitte and Touche and was formerly Vice President of Human Resources at Hartmarx, Inc.

Darold T. Barnum is Professor of Management, University of Illinois at Chicago.

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ISBN 13	9780091749705
ISBN 10	0091749700
Title	Caitlin
Author	Paul Ferris
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	1993-10-07
Number of pages	320
Prizes	Winner of Welsh Arts Council Award 1994
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