A Prelude: Landscapes, Characters And Conversations From The Earlier Years Of My Life
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Long before Edmund Wilson became one of America's most formidable literary critics, he was a young man navigating the cultural and intellectual landscapes of early twentieth-century America — and A Prelude captures that formative world with extraordinary precision and warmth. This memoir-in-fragments chronicles Wilson's early life through a richly assembled collection of landscapes, character sketches, and conversations, painting a vivid portrait of the people and places that shaped one of the twentieth century's greatest minds. Wilson's prose carries the same incisive clarity and elegant authority that defines his celebrated critical works, yet here it is turned inward, illuminating the private textures of a life lived among writers, thinkers, and the broader currents of American society. The result is a deeply personal document that also functions as a cultural history, offering an intimate window into an era now gone. Readers who think they know Wilson the critic will find themselves confronted with something far more surprising — Wilson the man.
Author: Edmund Wilson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Long before Edmund Wilson became one of America's most formidable literary critics, he was a young man navigating the cultural and intellectual landscapes of early twentieth-century America — and A Prelude captures that formative world with extraordinary precision and warmth. This memoir-in-fragments chronicles Wilson's early life through a richly assembled collection of landscapes, character sketches, and conversations, painting a vivid portrait of the people and places that shaped one of the twentieth century's greatest minds. Wilson's prose carries the same incisive clarity and elegant authority that defines his celebrated critical works, yet here it is turned inward, illuminating the private textures of a life lived among writers, thinkers, and the broader currents of American society. The result is a deeply personal document that also functions as a cultural history, offering an intimate window into an era now gone. Readers who think they know Wilson the critic will find themselves confronted with something far more surprising — Wilson the man.