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Alexandria : A History and Guide

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor E.M. Forster (1879-1970) was perhaps the most quintessential of English novelists. From the stifling drawing rooms of Howard's End to the dust and dark undercurrents of Passage to India! he captured the spirit of his time in a way that has made his six novels unforgettable and much-loved classics. Klappentext In the autumn of 1915, in a "slightly heroic mood", E.M. Forster arrived in Alexandria, full of lofty ideals as a volunteer for the Red Cross. Yet most of his time was spent exploring "the magic, antiquity and complexity" of the place in order to cope with living in what he saw as a "funk-hole". With a novelist's pen, he brings to life the fabled, romantic city of Alexander the Great, capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, beacon of light and culture symbolised by the Pharos, where the doomed love affair of Antony and Cleopatra was played out and the greatest library the world has ever known was built. Threading 3,000 years of history with vibrant strands of literature and punctuating the narrative with his own experiences, Forster immortalised Alexandria, painting an incomparable portrait of the great city and, inadvertently, himself. Zusammenfassung With a novelist's pen! Forster brings to life the fabled! romantic city of Alexander the Great! capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt! beacon of light and culture symbolised by the Pharos! where the doomed love affair of Antony and Cleopatra was played out and the greatest library the world has ever known was built. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps and Plans Introduction Preface Authorities Part I: History Part II: Guide Appendices

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Authors E M Forster, E. M. Forster, E.M. Forster
Publisher Tauris, I.B.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 28.02.2014
 
EAN 9781780763576
ISBN 978-1-78076-357-6
No. of pages 320
Dimensions 135 mm x 203 mm x 27 mm
Series Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Subjects Non-fiction book
Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Africa

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