Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer - Rilegato

Kaplan, Fred

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ISBN 10: 0060773340 ISBN 13: 9780060773342

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2008

Riassunto

An analysis of the literary life of the sixteenth president explores the ways in which his views were shaped by classic literature and how he used language as a vehicle for complex ideas and an instrument of change in both political and personal arenas. 40,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Absorbing.” (Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic)

“Lively. . . . Kaplan does a good job of tracing the young man’s reading habits, identifying favorite books and noting their influence on the mature politician. . . . Powerful and convincing. . . . Kaplan is a biographer on a mission.” (The Los Angeles Times)

L'autore:

Fred Kaplan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer, which was named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times and Washington Post, among other publications. His biography of Thomas Carlyle was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Maine.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060773340
• ISBN 13: 9780060773342
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 406