Man of Letters: The Extraordinary Life and times of Literary Impresario Rupert Hart-Davis
Автор:Philip Ziegler Год: 2005 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 340 ISBN: 078671526, 078671526X, 078671526X Book DescriptionRupert Hart-Davis was the quintessential man of letters, standing at the heart of twentieth-century Britain?s storied literary and cultural scenes. He is, perhaps, most famous for his best-selling six volume collection of correspondence with mentor George Lyttelton, though the Hart-Davis - Lyttelton letters only scratch the surface of a truly fascinating life. From Sir Laurence Olivier and ex-wife Countess Dame Peggy Ashcroft to T. S. Eliot, Paul Robeson, and Somerset Maugham; RupertHart-Davis not only knew everyone, but also edited or published nearly everyone in one of the livelier lives of the mind on record. Tracing the entirety of Hart-Davis?s life, which spanned almost all of the twentieth century, Philip Ziegler, acclaimed biographer of poet Osbert Sitwell, offers a delightfully entertaining biography intended for anyone interested in the goings-on of cultural and artistic circles. From literature to academia to the stage and screen, Rupert...
