A Man of Contradictions : A Life of A. L. Rowse Paperback / softback
by Richard Ollard
Paperback / softback
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He 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: A.
L. Rowse was a man of many contradictions. 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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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:388 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:18/04/2013
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- ISBN:9780571302857
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:388 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:18/04/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780571302857