Wild Man Of Letters: The Story Of P. R. Stephensen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This authoritative literary biography chronicles the turbulent life of Percy Reginald Stephensen, one of Australia's most provocative and contradictory cultural figures of the twentieth century. Wild Man of Letters: The Story of P. R. Stephensen traces Stephensen's remarkable journey from Rhodes Scholar and communist agitator to publisher, nationalist firebrand, and ultimately internee during World War II, painting a vivid portrait of a man perpetually at war with convention. Craig Munro presents a meticulously researched account that illuminates Stephensen's pivotal role in Australian literary culture, including his founding of the Fanfrolico Press in London and his championing of a distinctly Australian national identity through the Publicist journal. The tone is scholarly yet compellingly readable, capturing both the brilliance and the dangerous extremism that defined Stephensen's legacy. A fascinating study of ideology, literature, and nationalism, it illustrates how one restless intellect could simultaneously shape and destabilize the cultural landscape of a nation.
Author: Craig Munró
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Melbourne University Press
Genre: Biography
Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This authoritative literary biography chronicles the turbulent life of Percy Reginald Stephensen, one of Australia's most provocative and contradictory cultural figures of the twentieth century. Wild Man of Letters: The Story of P. R. Stephensen traces Stephensen's remarkable journey from Rhodes Scholar and communist agitator to publisher, nationalist firebrand, and ultimately internee during World War II, painting a vivid portrait of a man perpetually at war with convention. Craig Munro presents a meticulously researched account that illuminates Stephensen's pivotal role in Australian literary culture, including his founding of the Fanfrolico Press in London and his championing of a distinctly Australian national identity through the Publicist journal. The tone is scholarly yet compellingly readable, capturing both the brilliance and the dangerous extremism that defined Stephensen's legacy. A fascinating study of ideology, literature, and nationalism, it illustrates how one restless intellect could simultaneously shape and destabilize the cultural landscape of a nation.