Literary Lifelines: The Richard Aldington-Lawrence Durrell Correspondence
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Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
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Few literary friendships of the twentieth century crackle with as much intellectual vitality as the one chronicled in Literary Lifelines, a remarkable collection of letters exchanged between Richard Aldington and Lawrence Durrell — two of the most distinctive voices of modernist and post-war English literature. Spanning decades of creative struggle, personal revelation, and sharp literary commentary, the correspondence presents a vivid portrait of both men as writers and thinkers: Aldington, the battle-scarred Imagist poet and controversial biographer, and Durrell, the exuberant stylist whose Alexandria Quartet had captivated the literary world. Their letters pulse with candid opinions on contemporaries, the craft of writing, and the frustrations of the literary marketplace, offering an unfiltered window into the working lives of two singular artists. Meticulously edited by Ian S. MacNiven and Harry T. Moore, this volume illuminates the profound mutual respect and affection that sustained a transatlantic bond across vast cultural and geographical distances. The editorial apparatus grounds the correspondence in its historical and literary context, making the collection indispensable not only to admirers of either author but to anyone captivated by the social world of mid-century letters. Published by the distinguished house of Faber and Faber, Literary Lifelines stands as a testament to the enduring power of epistolary exchange — and leaves one wondering what other secrets and brilliances might still be hidden in the private letters of the great.
Author: Richard Aldington And Lawrence Durrell; Edited By Ian S. Macniven And Harry T. Moore
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Few literary friendships of the twentieth century crackle with as much intellectual vitality as the one chronicled in Literary Lifelines, a remarkable collection of letters exchanged between Richard Aldington and Lawrence Durrell — two of the most distinctive voices of modernist and post-war English literature. Spanning decades of creative struggle, personal revelation, and sharp literary commentary, the correspondence presents a vivid portrait of both men as writers and thinkers: Aldington, the battle-scarred Imagist poet and controversial biographer, and Durrell, the exuberant stylist whose Alexandria Quartet had captivated the literary world. Their letters pulse with candid opinions on contemporaries, the craft of writing, and the frustrations of the literary marketplace, offering an unfiltered window into the working lives of two singular artists. Meticulously edited by Ian S. MacNiven and Harry T. Moore, this volume illuminates the profound mutual respect and affection that sustained a transatlantic bond across vast cultural and geographical distances. The editorial apparatus grounds the correspondence in its historical and literary context, making the collection indispensable not only to admirers of either author but to anyone captivated by the social world of mid-century letters. Published by the distinguished house of Faber and Faber, Literary Lifelines stands as a testament to the enduring power of epistolary exchange — and leaves one wondering what other secrets and brilliances might still be hidden in the private letters of the great.