The Strange Necessity
Essays and Reviews
$65.28
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
31 December 1999
Summary
‘The Strange Necessity’,one of the twelve essays collected here and first published in 1928, anchors West’s quest to understand why art matters and how aesthetics of every caliber can not only inspire but reveal the author’s inner world. Whether juxtaposing Ulysses’s prose with Pavlov’s research, or comparing Sinclair Lewis with actress and pianist Yvonne Printemps, West finds that a satisfying emotion overrides an artistic work’s form. Her intricately crafted essays reveal her experience in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780860685043 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0860685047 |
| Author: | Rebecca West |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 1999 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 190mm x 130mm x 193mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Rebecca West
Rebecca West (1892-1983) was born Cicily Isabel Fairfield, taking her pen name from an Ibsen play. A feminist and social reformer, she was created a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1959. Her only son, Anthony West (1914-1987), was the son of author H.G. Wells.
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