Literary Essays

A companion volume to Biographical Essays, this collection of twenty-five pieces includes two of Strachey's finest critical essays, "Shakespeare's Final Period" and "English Letter Writers." Index.

About the author

Lytton Strachey (1880-1932), among the most famous writers of his time, was a member of the Bloomsbury group and the author of a number of biographies. His Eminent Victorians, published in 1918, inaugurated a new style of biography distinguished by irony, wit, irreverence, and elegance of language. He is also the author of Elizabeth and Essex, Biographical Essays, and Literary Essays.

Summary

A companion volume to Biographical Essays, this collection of twenty-five pieces includes two of Strachey's finest critical essays, "Shakespeare's Final Period" and "English Letter Writers." Index.

Product details

• Authors: Lytton Strachey
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.1969
• EAN: 9780156527811
• ISBN: 978-0-15-652781-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Weight: 4531 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; literary collection;essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM: Women Authors, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: European / German, LITERARY CRITICISM: Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM: Reference, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: European / Scandinavian, literary collection;essays;essays;literary;essay;collection, literary collection;essays;1968;1969;1970