Rebecca West Artist and Thinker |
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Author:
| Wolfe, Peter |
Preface by:
| Moore, Harry T. |
Series title: | A Chicago Classic Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8093-0483-7 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1971 |
Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $12.95USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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One of the foremost expository prose writers of the twentieth century, Rebecca West has had a varied literary career spanning more than a half-century. Her works range over the fields of political journalism, literary criticism, biography, history, travel, and fiction. In assessing Miss West's multi-faceted literary achievement Peter Wolfe provides a thoughtful examination of the process of civilization which has preoccupied Miss West's attention and provided the...
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One of the foremost expository prose writers of the twentieth century, Rebecca West has had a varied literary career spanning more than a half-century. Her works range over the fields of political journalism, literary criticism, biography, history, travel, and fiction. In assessing Miss West's multi-faceted literary achievement Peter Wolfe provides a thoughtful examination of the process of civilization which has preoccupied Miss West's attention and provided the substance of her works.