T.E. Lawrence - Couverture rigide

Brown, Malcolm

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0814799205 ISBN 13 : 9780814799208

Editeur : New York University Press, 2003

Synopsis

T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935)--known worldwide as Lawrence of Arabia-- was many people in one: scholar, archaeologist, intelligence officer, guerrilla leader, diplomat, aspiring writer, and ordinary serviceman hiding under aliases from the celebrity he had first largely created and then come to despise. Illegitimate, but with aristocratic connections, an outsider yet also at ease with, and much admired by, many of his finest contemporaries, he was a man forever on the run, whether as a youth searching for fresh experience and fame, or a middle-aged figure seeking sanctuary both from his reputation and from a sense of guilt, resulting from wartime experiences from which he could never break free. Deeply religious by background, sexually ambiguous and always on the edge, he craved for peace, but was also convinced he deserved punishment.
This new biography by Malcolm Brown, a well-known authority on Lawrence, is part fast-moving adventure story, part modern morality tale, and places special emphasis on the years of the Arab revolt: the period that both made Lawrence and broke him.
Thoroughly illustrated with portraits, a rich range of photographs, letters in Lawrence's hand and extracts from his writings, T.E. Lawrence presents a compelling portrait of a remarkable man.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

A long-time expert on Lawrence, Malcolm Brown edited his Selected Letters, and is coauthor of A Touch of Genius: The Life of T.E. Lawrence.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New York University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0814799205
• ISBN 13: 9780814799208
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible