Author : Paul Strathern
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee Publisher
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis D.H. Lawrence in 90 Minutes by : Paul Strathern
Download or read book D.H. Lawrence in 90 Minutes written by Paul Strathern and published by Ivan R. Dee Publisher. This book was released on 2005 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brings their lives and ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. Far from being a novelty, each book is a highly refined appraisal of the writer and his work, authoritative and clearly presented. Applause for Paul Strathern's Philosophers in 90 Minutes: "Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization."--Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe "Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading."--Richard Bernstein, New York Times "Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise."--Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal In preparation: Jane Austen, Borges, Cervantes, Chekhov, Conrad, Dante, Dickens, Faulkner, Hardy, Hemingway, Hugo, Henry James, Joyce, Mann, Tolstoy, Twain, Virginia Woolf.