Libro Sidetracks: Explorations of a Romantic Biographer De Richard Holmes

portada Sidetracks: Explorations of a Romantic Biographer

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Vintage Books

Autor

Richard Holmes

Año

2001

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

432

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN

0679757716

ISBN13

9780679757719

Categorías

Biografías de escritores

Sidetracks: Explorations of a Romantic Biographer

Richard Holmes (Autor) · Vintage Books · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Sidetracks: Explorations of a Romantic Biographer"

With this collection of short and fascinating biographical pieces, the award-winning biographer of Coleridge and Shelley offers a fascinating glimpse into the mysterious art of biography.When researching, Richard Holmes has often become captivated by figures peripheral to his main subject, literary forays that he couldn’t resist. These tales–the forbidden love of John Stuart Mill, the bizarre novel of Oscar Wilde’s tragic grand-uncle, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s nightmarish yet cathartic final trip to Paris–are part of what comprises Sidetracks, a marvelously original that includes letters and travelogues, radio plays, essays, and minature biographies. This book is a rare literary feast and an exploration of the creative processes of one of our most preeminent biographers.