Dame Edith Sitwell, wit, notorious eccentric, and poet, is not normally thought of as a novelist, but her only novel is a true forgotten classic. Garlanded with extravagant praise on its release, it was reprinted several times but fell into neglect and has now been out of print for almost 50 years. Although it takes its inspiration from the life, writings, and correspondence of the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift, I Live Under a Black Sun is set during and after World War I. The novel follows Jonathan Hare, writer and ...
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Dame Edith Sitwell, wit, notorious eccentric, and poet, is not normally thought of as a novelist, but her only novel is a true forgotten classic. Garlanded with extravagant praise on its release, it was reprinted several times but fell into neglect and has now been out of print for almost 50 years. Although it takes its inspiration from the life, writings, and correspondence of the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift, I Live Under a Black Sun is set during and after World War I. The novel follows Jonathan Hare, writer and misogynist, a character very much based on Swift, through his tragic relationships with two women who are likewise based on real people in Swift's life. Luxurious, angular, poetic, and sprinkled with allusions to Swift's most famous works and correspondence, I Live Under a Black Sun is a work that will surely entrance a whole new generation of readers. Highlighting a forgotten classic that has been out of print for nearly half a century, this is a fictionalized biography of Jonathan Swift and his tragic relationships with "Stella" and "Vanessa," updated to a time during and after World War I. Luxurious, angular, and poetic, it is a story unlike any other.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9780720612257.
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New. "Although it takes its inspiration from the life and correspondence of the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift, the book is set during and after the First World War."--P. [4], cover.
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Not Dated. John Lehmann. Hardcover. GOOD Gilt titles, navy boards. Internally text is clear and bright. Some foxing and marks but they do not affect the text. Boards are marked and creased. Externally worn. 7x5.
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Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Literature, Fiction, Ireland, Drama) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Edith Sitwell's I Live Under a Black Sun, loosely based on the life of Johathan Swift and incorporating brief passages of his famous prose, is unarguably a period piece. Flaunting all of the shortcomings of the sentimental novel of its time, the novel does not, however, lack a certain charm. Characterizations are complex and where tedious, enhance expression of a character who is him or herself tedious. More than a literary curiosity, it should appeal to literary historians and especially to both feminist and Freudian critics. Anyone interested in the social standing of women during this period will find much to condemn--in the portrayal of women as objects of manipulation--and much to praise--in Sitwell's portrayal of them.
