A Man of Contradictions
Read by
Geoffrey Howard
Release:
08/27/2003
Runtime:
11h 60m
Quantity:
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
Release:
2003-08-27
Runtime:
11h 60m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781415911563
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