Stephen Spender The Authorized Biography
Stephen Spender The Authorized Biography by John Sutherland, published by Penguin Books in 2005, spans 627 pages and is presented in English. This biography explores the life of Stephen Spender, a significant literary figure of the 20th century, known for his connections to prominent contemporaries and his experiences during a tumultuous era. John Sutherland, who knew Spender personally, utilizes extensive archival material and testimonies from those who witnessed Spender’s journey, providing a comprehensive account of his life and times.
Readers will find a detailed examination of Spender’s upbringing in a cosmopolitan family, his formative years in 1930s Weimar Germany alongside figures like W.H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood, and his evolution through the war and into a postwar life marked by international recognition. This biography presents a panoramic portrait of Spender, capturing both his enigmatic personality and the broader historical context of his life, making it a significant contribution to the fields of biography and literary criticism.
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A biography of a remarkable writer – a hero of the 1930s – a panoramic portrait of a troubled century. Seven years after Spender’s death, John Sutherland offers the first authorized life of this brilliant, but famously enigmatic, man. As wellas knowing him personally Sutherland has had unhindered access to archive material and living witnesses to Spender’s career. From the portrait of Spender’s cosmopolitan family, to the breakaway years in 1930s Weimar Germany, where his comrades in exile were W.H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood; through the war, to the postwar years of international celebrity, this biography offers a full, and unvarnished image of Spender and of his extraordinary times.
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