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The Prince Of Minor Writers

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The Prince Of Minor Writers

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AN NYRB CLASSICS ORIGINAL Called by Virginia Woolf "the prince" of essayists and praised by F. W. Dupee for a "whim of iron, cleverness amounting to genius," Max Beerbohm himself noted that "only the insane take themselves quite seriously." Nonetheless, from his precocious debut as a dandy in 1890s Oxford until, after World War II, when he put the pen aside, Beerbohm was recognized as an incomparable observer of modern life and an essayist whose voice was always and only his own. Here Phillip Lopate, one of the finest essayists of our day, has selected the finest of Beerbohm's essays. Whether writing about the vogue for Russian writers, laughter and philosophy, dandies, or George Bernard Shaw, Beerbohm is as unpredictable as he is unfailingly witty and wise. As Lopate writes, "Today...it becomes all the more necessary to ponder how Beerbohm performed the delicate operation of displaying so much personality without lapsing into sticky confession."

Author Biography:

Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) was an English caricaturist and writer known for his sophisticated drawings and parodies capturing the famous and fashionable of his day. While working for his brother's theatrical company as a young man, Beerbohm penned and published witty essays for which he gained widespread recognition and eventually succeeded George Bernard Shaw as the drama critic for the Saturday Review. In 1910, Beerbohm settled in Rapallo, Italy, and lived there for the rest of his life. His 1911 novel, 'Zuleika Dobson,' is included in Modern Library's list of the 100 Best Novels. Phillip Lopate is the author of the essay collections Against Joie de Vivre, Bachelorhood, Being with Children, Portrait of My Body, and Totally, Tenderly, Tragically, and of the novels The Rug Merchant and Confessions of a Summer. He lives in New York City.
Release date NZ
June 2nd, 2015
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Edition
Main
Pages
448
Dimensions
22x203x128
ISBN-13
9781590178287
Product ID
23094973

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