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Nancy Cunard
Heiress, Muse, Political Idealist
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Artikel-Nr:
9780231139380
Veröffentl:
2007
Erscheinungsdatum:
27.03.2007
Seiten:
504
Autor:
Lois Gordon
Gewicht:
830 g
Format:
241x165x36 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Lois Gordon, distinguished professor of English at Fairleigh Dickinson University, is internationally known for her work in drama and American culture. She is the author of the first book in the United States on Harold Pinter, and her most recent books include Pinter at 70; The World of Samuel Beckett, 1906-1946; Reading Godot; and American Chronicle: Year by Year Through the Twentieth Century, a classic reference on American culture.
Lois Gordon's absorbing biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age, and whom William Carlos Williams once called "one of the major phenomena of history."
Lois Gordon's depiction of Nancy Cunard and her relationships is strong and vivid. Because Cunard was involved in many of the major events of the century, knew many of its artists personally and sexually, and was often represented in their work, this full-scale and highly detailed biography should have a readership appeal far beyond those interested in her complex and fascinating life and work. -- Alan W. Friedman, The University of Texas at Austin In Lois Gordon's tireless hands, Nancy Cunard comes across as a woman of remarkable intelligence, intensity, and romantic idealism. -- Lawrence Graver, Williams College
List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Golden Girl2. Coming of Age During a Revolution in the Arts3. Counterpoint of War in London4. Postwar Breakdown5. Return to the World in Paris6. Reluctant Icon7. Nancy as Publisher8. Prelude to Negro9. Negro10. Nancy as Journalist: Scottsboro, Ethiopia, Spain11. On the Front Lines in the Spanish Civil War12. Exposing the Concentration Camps After Franco's Victory13. Exile and Resistance in World War II14. Surviving Réanville15. Escaping La Mothe16. The Last Great GlareEpilogueNotesIndex