The Improved Version Of Peregrine Prykke's Pilgrimage Through The London Literary World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What happens when a wide-eyed innocent steps into the shark-infested waters of London's literary scene? The Improved Version of Peregrine Prykke's Pilgrimage through the London Literary World is a wickedly sharp satirical poem in rhyming couplets, in which the hapless Peregrine Prykke navigates a world of pompous critics, scheming poets, and self-important publishers, with illustrations by Russell Davies bringing the colourful cast of characters vividly to life. Clive James, celebrated for his razor wit and formidable erudition, wields the heroic couplet as both scalpel and sledgehammer, dissecting the vanities and pretensions of the British literary establishment with gleeful precision. The poem stands as a landmark of literary satire — a work that is as ruthlessly funny as it is astutely observed — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of London's literary world has truly changed since Peregrine first made his ill-fated rounds.
Author: Clive James
Format: Paperback
Published: 1976, Jonathan Cape
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What happens when a wide-eyed innocent steps into the shark-infested waters of London's literary scene? The Improved Version of Peregrine Prykke's Pilgrimage through the London Literary World is a wickedly sharp satirical poem in rhyming couplets, in which the hapless Peregrine Prykke navigates a world of pompous critics, scheming poets, and self-important publishers, with illustrations by Russell Davies bringing the colourful cast of characters vividly to life. Clive James, celebrated for his razor wit and formidable erudition, wields the heroic couplet as both scalpel and sledgehammer, dissecting the vanities and pretensions of the British literary establishment with gleeful precision. The poem stands as a landmark of literary satire — a work that is as ruthlessly funny as it is astutely observed — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of London's literary world has truly changed since Peregrine first made his ill-fated rounds.