A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse
A. L. Rowse proclaimed himself a genius and raged against the slightest criticism from fellow scholars; he was a Marxist who despised the 'Idiot People'; he could be generous and affectionate yet hurled insults at his friends; he inveighed against Puritanism but was himself in many ways a Puritan.
In this clear-sighted and absorbing biography, Richard Ollard examines the many sides of Rowse's Protean personality to reveal a man who, whatever he was responding to--public affairs, the arts, natural beauty or events in his personal life--did so with tremendous energy and passion.
"An urbane study of the celebrated historian." -Antonia Fraser,*Daily Mail
"Strikes a perfect balance between the Jekyll Rowse and the Hyde Rowse." -Bevis Hillier,*Spectator
"Excellent." -Katherine Duncan-Jones,*TLS
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In this clear-sighted and absorbing biography, Richard Ollard examines the many sides of Rowse's Protean personality to reveal a man who, whatever he was responding to--public affairs, the arts, natural beauty or events in his personal life--did so with tremendous energy and passion.
"An urbane study of the celebrated historian." -Antonia Fraser,*Daily Mail
"Strikes a perfect balance between the Jekyll Rowse and the Hyde Rowse." -Bevis Hillier,*Spectator
"Excellent." -Katherine Duncan-Jones,*TLS
A Man of Contradictions: A Life of A.L. Rowse
A. L. Rowse proclaimed himself a genius and raged against the slightest criticism from fellow scholars; he was a Marxist who despised the 'Idiot People'; he could be generous and affectionate yet hurled insults at his friends; he inveighed against Puritanism but was himself in many ways a Puritan.
In this clear-sighted and absorbing biography, Richard Ollard examines the many sides of Rowse's Protean personality to reveal a man who, whatever he was responding to--public affairs, the arts, natural beauty or events in his personal life--did so with tremendous energy and passion.
"An urbane study of the celebrated historian." -Antonia Fraser,*Daily Mail
"Strikes a perfect balance between the Jekyll Rowse and the Hyde Rowse." -Bevis Hillier,*Spectator
"Excellent." -Katherine Duncan-Jones,*TLS
In this clear-sighted and absorbing biography, Richard Ollard examines the many sides of Rowse's Protean personality to reveal a man who, whatever he was responding to--public affairs, the arts, natural beauty or events in his personal life--did so with tremendous energy and passion.
"An urbane study of the celebrated historian." -Antonia Fraser,*Daily Mail
"Strikes a perfect balance between the Jekyll Rowse and the Hyde Rowse." -Bevis Hillier,*Spectator
"Excellent." -Katherine Duncan-Jones,*TLS
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| BN ID: | 2940169378429 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
| Publication date: | 08/27/2003 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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