Varieties of Darkness - The World of the English Patient

Informationen zum Autor Don Meredith Klappentext Part travelogue, part literary study, Varieties of Darkness is Don Meredith’s account of his exploration of Michael Ondaatje’s fascinating literary masterpiece The English Patient. Meredith mines the places, the real-life counterparts of the characters, and the curious creative mind of Ondaatje to offer fresh insights into the novel . Zusammenfassung Part travelogue, part literary study, Varieties of Darkness is Don Meredith’s account of his exploration of Michael Ondaatje’s fascinating literary masterpiece The English Patient. Meredith mines the places, the real-life counterparts of the characters, and the curious creative mind of Ondaatje to offer fresh insights into the novel . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Pare I: The Last Medieval War 1. The Painter and the Thief 2. Michelangelo's Bridge 3. Via Vecchia Fiesolana 4. Horsemen in Bronze 5. White Lion 6. Fuorusciti 7. The Villa 8. Queen of Sheba 9. Trompe L'oeil Part II: Sinners in a Holy City 10. Geography Manifest 11. Garden of Sensual Delights 12. Doppelgangers 13. Semiramis 14. Masr al-Qadima 15. What Country? Part III: Looking for Zerzura 16. Vascular Sizood 17. The Angle of Repose 18. Oases 19. Major Hamid 20. 24th Parallel 21. Journey to Siwa 22. Lions and Hyenas 23. Tent With Calabash 24. Brandenburg Brigade 25. Drei Burgen 26. Wadi Sura 27. al-Aqaba 28. Looking for Zerzura 29. Abu Raml Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Don Meredith, Meredith Don
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2011
• EAN: 9780761857228
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5722-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, HISTORY / World, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Literary, General & world history, Literature: history & criticism, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc