The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography - Couverture souple

Symons, A. J. A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 024131299X ISBN 13 : 9780241312995

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2018

Synopsis

'What had happened to the lost manuscripts, what train of chances took Rolfe to his death in Venice? The Quest continued'

One summer afternoon A.J.A. Symons is handed a peculiar, eccentric novel that he cannot forget and, captivated by this unknown masterpiece, determines to learn everything he can about its mysterious author. The object of his search is Frederick Rolfe, self-titled Baron Corvo - artist, rejected candidate for priesthood and author of serially autobiographical fictions - and its story is told in this 'experiment in biography': a beguiling portrait of an insoluble tangle of talents, frustrated ambitions and self-destruction.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

The short life of A.J.A. Symons (1900-41) was described by his biographer as an intricate and largely harmless confidence trick. His many interests included the collection of musical boxes and rare books as well as the study and practice of forgery; they left him time to edit an anthology of Edwardian verse and compose studies of H.M. Stanley and other notable figures. He is remembered for The Quest for Corvo, one of the most remarkable biographies ever written, and for co-founding the Wine and Food Society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 024131299X
• ISBN 13: 9780241312995
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 272
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• Personne responsable: non disponible