Gulliver in the Land of Giants - A Critical Biography Memoirs of Celebrated Dwarf Joseph Boruwlaski

Zusatztext 'This Gulliverian perspective on late Enlightenment Europe and Regency Britain is thought-provoking. The critical biography! though brief! is exemplary and takes great care in the comparison and analysis of sources whilst remaining redolent with empathy. It illuminates the Memoirs in their context! while prompting wider reflection on the human condition and our own assumptions. One cannot but like the author of the Memoirs! Count Boruwlaski! "a Polish gentleman who happened to be of extraordinary short stature".' Richard Butterwick! University College London! UK 'This is an agreeable and entertaining story! handsomely produced and illustrated...' Times Literary Supplement 'It is hard to imagine that we will need another book-length study after Grzeskowiak-Krwawicz' exhaustive research. The book will be of interest to students of the culture of dwarfs and monsters! and to those of eighteenth-century aristocratic culture.' Sixteenth Century Journal Informationen zum Autor Anna Grzeskowiak-Krwawicz is Professor at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies! Artes Liberales of Warsaw University! and head of the Enlightenment Literature Department! Institute of Literary Research! Polish Academy of Sciences Klappentext Jozef Boruwlaski was the most famous dwarf of the Enlightenment age. Polish-born! he travelled extensively throughout Europe! appearing and performing at royal courts and salons! before settling in Durham in his later life until his death at the age of 97. This title presents the life story of this miniature gentleman. Zusammenfassung Jozef Boruwlaski was the most famous dwarf of the Enlightenment age. Polish-born, he travelled extensively throughout Europe, appearing and performing at royal courts and salons, before settling in Durham in his later life until his death at the age of 97. This title presents the life story of this miniature gentleman. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 Dwarf of the Salons; Chapter 2 An Involuntary Adventurer; Chapter 3 Józef Boruwłaski, Esq; Chapter 4 Boruwłaski's Two Guises; conclusion Conclusion;...

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• Authors: Anna Grzeaskowiak-Krwawicz, Anna Grzeskowiak-Krwawicz, Grzeskowiak-Krwawicz Anna
• Assisted by: Mr Daniel Sax (Translation)
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2012
• EAN: 9781409420330
• ISBN: 978-1-4094-2033-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Europe, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, HISTORY / Social History, Memoirs, Social & cultural history, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Disability: social aspects, Biography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs