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On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling Майкл Дирда
ISBN: 978-0691164120 Год издания: 2014 Издательство: Princeton University Press Язык: Английский A passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars--the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups. Combining memoir and appreciation, On Conan Doyle is a highly engaging personal introduction to Holmes's creator, as well as a rare insider's account of the curiously delightful activities and playful scholarship of The Baker Street Irregulars.
Because Arthur Conan Doyle wrote far more than the mysteries involving Holmes, this book also introduces readers to the author's lesser-known but fascinating writings in an astounding range of other genres. A prolific professional writer, Conan Doyle was among the most important Victorian masters of the supernatural short story, an early practitioner of science fiction, a major exponent of historical fiction, a charming essayist and memoirist, and an outspoken public figure who attacked racial injustice in the Congo, campaigned for more liberal divorce laws, and defended wrongly convicted prisoners. He also wrote novels about both domestic life and contemporary events (including one set in the Middle East during an Islamic uprising), as well as a history of World War I, and, in his final years, controversial tracts in defense of spiritualism.
On Conan Doyle describes all of these achievements and activities, uniquely combining skillful criticism with the story of Dirda's deep and enduring affection for Conan Doyle and his work. This is a book for everyone who already loves Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and the world of 221B Baker Street, or for anyone who would like to know more about them, but it is also a much-needed celebration of Arthur Conan Doyle's genius for every kind of storytelling. -
Bound to Please: An Extraordinary One-Volume Literary Education Майкл Дирда
ISBN: 0393329631, 9780393329636 Год издания: 2007 Издательство: W. W. Norton & Company Язык: Английский Surveying the dizzying universe of classic books, Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary essayist, proves himself to be one of the most engaging critics of our time―and great fun to read. Opening with an impassioned critique of modern reading habits, he then presents many of the great, and idiosyncratic, writers he loves most. In this showcase of one hundred of the world's most astonishing books, Dirda covers a remarkable range of literature, including popular genres such as the detective novel and ghost story, while never neglecting the deeper satisfactions of sometimes overlooked classics. Short-listed for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for criticism, Bound to Please is a glorious celebration of just how much fun reading can be. -
Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life Майкл Дирда
ISBN: 0805078770 Год издания: 2006 Язык: Русский Once out of school, most of us read for pleasure.Yet there is another equally important, though often overlooked, reason that we read: to learn how to live. Though books have always been understood as life-teachers, the exact way in which they -
Readings – Essays and Literary Entertainments Майкл Дирда
ISBN: 9780393324891 Год издания: 2004 Язык: Английский Readings – Essays and Literary Entertainments -
An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland Майкл Дирда
ISBN: 0393057569 Год издания: 2003 Язык: Русский Book DescriptionA funny, wistful memoir by a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic that recalls the charm of Growing Up and the tenderness of One Writer's Beginnings . "All that kid wants to do is stick his nose in a book," Michael Dirda's -
Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments Майкл Дирда
ISBN: 0393324893 Год издания: 2003 Язык: Русский Book DescriptionIntimate, humorous, and insightful, Readings is a collection of classic essays and reviews by Michael Dirda, book critic of the Washington Post and winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for criticism. From a first reading of