John Galsworthy: A Biography
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Few literary careers illuminate the passage of an entire era quite like that of John Galsworthy — Nobel laureate, social critic, and the conscience of Edwardian England — and Catherine Dupré's authoritative biography presents the full arc of that remarkable life with clarity and conviction. From his privileged origins in the Victorian upper-middle class to his ascent as one of Britain's most celebrated novelists and playwrights, this work chronicles the man behind the masterworks, tracing the personal conflicts, love affairs, and moral awakenings that shaped the creator of The Forsyte Saga and enduring stage dramas such as Strife and Justice. Dupré writes with a scholar's rigour and a storyteller's grace, illustrating how Galsworthy's deep ambivalence toward his own class fuelled a body of work that simultaneously celebrated and indicted the world that produced him. She argues persuasively that his art was inseparable from his biography — that every drawing room he depicted and every social injustice he exposed was a direct negotiation with his own conscience. For readers who admire the great tradition of English letters, this portrait of a writer wrestling with wealth, duty, and compassion raises a question that lingers long after the final page: can a man truly escape the world he was born to inherit?
Author: Catherine Dupré
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Collins
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Few literary careers illuminate the passage of an entire era quite like that of John Galsworthy — Nobel laureate, social critic, and the conscience of Edwardian England — and Catherine Dupré's authoritative biography presents the full arc of that remarkable life with clarity and conviction. From his privileged origins in the Victorian upper-middle class to his ascent as one of Britain's most celebrated novelists and playwrights, this work chronicles the man behind the masterworks, tracing the personal conflicts, love affairs, and moral awakenings that shaped the creator of The Forsyte Saga and enduring stage dramas such as Strife and Justice. Dupré writes with a scholar's rigour and a storyteller's grace, illustrating how Galsworthy's deep ambivalence toward his own class fuelled a body of work that simultaneously celebrated and indicted the world that produced him. She argues persuasively that his art was inseparable from his biography — that every drawing room he depicted and every social injustice he exposed was a direct negotiation with his own conscience. For readers who admire the great tradition of English letters, this portrait of a writer wrestling with wealth, duty, and compassion raises a question that lingers long after the final page: can a man truly escape the world he was born to inherit?