Etruscan Places - Couverture souple

Lawrence, D. H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1406704008 ISBN 13 : 9781406704006

Editeur : Leiserson Press, 2007

Synopsis

This fascinating volume contains a collection of travel writings by D. H. Lawrence, first published after his death in 1932. In this text Lawrence compares the vibrant world of the Etruscan civilization with the dilapidation of Benito Mussolini's Italy during the late 1920s. The Etruscan civilization is the relatively modern moniker given to the civilization originating from ancient Italy in the areas of modern Tuscany, western Umbria, and northern Lazio. Not much is known of the Etruscans, and in this fascinating exploration of their culture, Lawrence pieces together what he can in order to furnish a unique insight into this lost race. The chapters of this volume include: D. H. Lawrence, Cervereri, Targuinia, The Painted Tombs of Tarquinia, Vulci, and Volterra. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

D. H. Lawrence was a British novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter. He was born in 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. From 1902 to 1908 Lawrence worked as a teacher at the British School in Eastwood. During these years he worked on his first writings: poems, short stories and a draft of a novella.

While living in Germany in 1912, Lawrence was arrested and accused of being a British spy but was later released without charge. After this incident he moved, with his wife-to-be Frieda Weekley, to Italy. The couple returned to Britain soon after the outbreak of World War I and were married in 1914. They were viewed with suspicion due to Weekley's German parentage and Lawrence's open contempt for militarism.

After the war, Lawrence undertook a voluntary exile from Britain and spent the remainder of his life travelling the world with his wife. He is widely recognised as one of the greatest travel writers in the English language. Lawrence sailed to Australia in February 1922 and in September of the same year moved to New Mexico, in the United States. In 1925 Lawrence suffered a near fatal attack of malaria and tuberculosis. His health remained in poor condition for the rest of his life, limiting his ability to travel. Despite this, Lawrence continued to write up to his death in 1930.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Leiserson Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1406704008
• ISBN 13: 9781406704006
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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