Life And The Dream
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: rev ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight.
A rich and vivid literary memoir, Life and the Dream chronicles the remarkable life of one of the twentieth century's most perceptive literary critics, tracing her journey from a rural Irish upbringing through the heart of the Irish Literary Revival and into the vibrant intellectual circles of Paris and New York. Mary Colum presents an intimate portrait of a world teeming with towering figures — W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and Ernest Hemingway among them — rendered with the sharp eye of someone who knew them not as legends, but as colleagues and friends. Written with warmth, wit, and an unmistakable sense of authority, the narrative illustrates how literature and life were inseparable forces for a woman who dedicated herself entirely to both. The memoir also details the cultural and political upheavals of the early twentieth century, from the struggle for Irish independence to the expatriate ferment of 1920s Paris, grounding grand historical moments in deeply personal experience. Candid, elegant, and intellectually alive, it stands as an essential document for anyone passionate about the literary history of the modern age.
Author: Mary Colum
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, The Dolmen Press, Dublin
Genre: Biography
Edition: rev ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight.
A rich and vivid literary memoir, Life and the Dream chronicles the remarkable life of one of the twentieth century's most perceptive literary critics, tracing her journey from a rural Irish upbringing through the heart of the Irish Literary Revival and into the vibrant intellectual circles of Paris and New York. Mary Colum presents an intimate portrait of a world teeming with towering figures — W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and Ernest Hemingway among them — rendered with the sharp eye of someone who knew them not as legends, but as colleagues and friends. Written with warmth, wit, and an unmistakable sense of authority, the narrative illustrates how literature and life were inseparable forces for a woman who dedicated herself entirely to both. The memoir also details the cultural and political upheavals of the early twentieth century, from the struggle for Irish independence to the expatriate ferment of 1920s Paris, grounding grand historical moments in deeply personal experience. Candid, elegant, and intellectually alive, it stands as an essential document for anyone passionate about the literary history of the modern age.