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Editore: Penguin Books, 1963
ISBN 10: 014001893XISBN 13: 9780140018936
Da: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, Nuova Zelanda
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Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. 158 pages. Text tannedHelena, published in 1950, is the sole historical novel of Evelyn Waugh. It follows the quest of Helena to find the relics of the cross on which Christ was crucified. He lena, a Christian, was the mother of the Roman emperor Constantin e I. The book has been described as lacking the characteristic bi ting satire for which Waugh is best known. However, the figure of Constantius Chlorus, Constantine's father, was interpreted by fr iends of the novelist as a caricature of Field-Marshal Bernard Mo ntgomery, a man Waugh mocked as a vainglorious social climber. Mo re generally, the corruption and instability of the Roman society Waugh describes is reminiscent of the malaise and pragmatism tha t prevails over tradition and chivalric ethics at the end of the Sword of Honour trilogy. Helena's saintliness does not allow her to save her son from an imperial destiny she fears and disapprove s of (at one point she fantasises about him becoming a provincial colonel); nor is she able to save her innocent grandson Crispus from being murdered on Constantine's orders in a palace struggle. The novel includes the unlikely tradition from Geoffrey of Monmo uth that Helena was a British princess, daughter of King Coel.--W ikipedia, Nov.11/2011.
Editore: Penguin Classic, 1963
ISBN 10: 014001893XISBN 13: 9780140018936
Da: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
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Condizione: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within.
Editore: Penguin Classic, 1963
ISBN 10: 014001893XISBN 13: 9780140018936
Da: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
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Condizione: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.3.
Editore: Penguin Classic, 1963
ISBN 10: 014001893XISBN 13: 9780140018936
Da: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Libro
Condizione: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.3.