LONG RECESSIONAL: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling - Brossura

Gilmour, David

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ISBN 10: 0374528969 ISBN 13: 9780374528966

Casa editrice: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003

Riassunto

An unparalleled biography of the great writer and imperial icon focuses on the prevalent themes in his intricate life, his ideas, his relationships, and his views on the Empire and the future, examining his public role and his influence on the way Britons saw themselves and their Empire. Reprint.

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L'autore:

David Gilmour is the author of many works of literary and political history, including Curzon: Imperial Statesman (FSG, 2003) and The Last Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe di Lampedusa. He lives in Edinburgh.

Product Description:

"Readable and reliable . . . [Gilmour's] assessment of the political background of Kipling's writings is exemplary." --Earl L. Dachslager, "Houston Chronicle" David Gilmour's superbly nuanced biography of Rudyard Kipling, now available in paperback, is the first to show how the great writer's life and work mirrored the trajectory of the British Empire, from its zenith to its final decades. His great poem "Recessional" celebrated Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 and his last poems warned of the dangers of Nazism, while Kipling himself, an icon of the empire, was transformed from an apostle of success to a prophet of national decline. As Gilmour makes clear, Kipling's mysterious and enduring works deeply influenced the way his readers saw both themselves and the British Empire, and they continue to challenge our own generation.

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• Editore: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0374528969
• ISBN 13: 9780374528966
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384