Nancy Cunard: Brave Poet, Indomitable Rebel 1896-1965
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Foxing on block - does not extend internally.
This richly detailed biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Nancy Cunard, the heiress, poet, publisher, and fierce political activist who defied the conventions of her privileged class at every turn. Hugh Ford presents a sweeping portrait of a woman who channeled her restless intellect and rebellious spirit into championing the Harlem Renaissance, fighting against fascism in the Spanish Civil War, and founding the Hours Press, which published landmark works by Samuel Beckett and Ezra Pound. Drawing on letters, memoirs, and firsthand accounts, the narrative illustrates how Cunard's passionate anti-racism and anti-colonialism made her a polarizing figure in both aristocratic and literary circles across Europe and America. Written with admiration and scholarly rigor, the biography captures the contradictions of a woman who was simultaneously celebrated and ostracized, a modernist icon whose courage consistently outpaced the tolerance of her era. Nancy Cunard: Brave Poet, Indomitable Rebel 1896–1965 stands as an essential record of one of the twentieth century's most daring and underappreciated cultural figures.
Author: Hugh Ford
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Chilton Book Company
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Foxing on block - does not extend internally.
This richly detailed biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Nancy Cunard, the heiress, poet, publisher, and fierce political activist who defied the conventions of her privileged class at every turn. Hugh Ford presents a sweeping portrait of a woman who channeled her restless intellect and rebellious spirit into championing the Harlem Renaissance, fighting against fascism in the Spanish Civil War, and founding the Hours Press, which published landmark works by Samuel Beckett and Ezra Pound. Drawing on letters, memoirs, and firsthand accounts, the narrative illustrates how Cunard's passionate anti-racism and anti-colonialism made her a polarizing figure in both aristocratic and literary circles across Europe and America. Written with admiration and scholarly rigor, the biography captures the contradictions of a woman who was simultaneously celebrated and ostracized, a modernist icon whose courage consistently outpaced the tolerance of her era. Nancy Cunard: Brave Poet, Indomitable Rebel 1896–1965 stands as an essential record of one of the twentieth century's most daring and underappreciated cultural figures.