Lawrence and the Arabs
An Intimate Biography
$49.08
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2020
Summary
The story of the Middle East in the early 20th century–through the eyes of two of that period’s greatest Englishmen–Robert Graves and Lawrence of Arabia.Beginning his life-long affair with the Middle East, T. E. Lawrence-Lawrence of Arabia-made his first journey to the region, a four-month walking tour of Syria studying the Crusaders’ castles, while still a student at Oxford. He later returned to the area as an archeologist and at the outbreak of World War I was attached to British army intel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781609808204 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1609808207 |
| Author: | Robert Graves, Dale Maharidge |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2020 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“Brilliant and provocative.” —The New York Times
“A combination of history, biography, and … an amazingly human tale.” —Boston Evening Transcript
“Interesting and informative.” —New York Herald Tribune
“[Mr. Graves] has done his job admirably and without any too obvious excesses of hero worship.” —New Statesman
“[Readers] will consult Mr. Graves for information about this man.” —The New Republic
About The Author
Robert Graves
ROBERT GRAVES (1895-1985) was a preeminent English poet, novelist, critic, translator, and scholar of classical mythology. He served in World War I-an experience recounted in his 1929 autobiography, Good-Bye to All That-and later became the first professor of English literature at the University of Cairo. Best remembered today for his acclaimed historical novels about the Roman emperor Claudius, I, Claudius and Claudius the God, his other books include The White Goddess, The Hebrew Myths, and Collected Poems.Former newspaper reporter DALE MAHARIDGE (Intro) is a professor of journalism at Columbia University. His books include And Their Children After Them and Homeland (with Michael Williamson), and Bringing Mulligan Home- The Other Side of the Good War.
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