Repositorio de Libros

Biblioteca Online de libros en formatos PDF, EPUB y MOBI

Talbot Mundy, Philosopher of Adventure

Resumen del Libro

Libro Talbot Mundy, Philosopher of Adventure

This critical biography chronicles both the actual travels and the philosophical meanderings of Talbot Mundy, one of the pioneers of the fantasy and adventure genre. Less celebrated than his contemporaries Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad, Mundy was no less gifted when it came to the literary portrayal of faraway lands. He was one of the first Western writers to show an appreciation of Eastern culture, and his writing became an outlet for his radical ideas on religion and philosophy. At the age of sixteen, Mundy left his native England to begin his life of adventure—a journey that took him from India to the Middle East to Tibet and finally to America, which became his adopted home. The American spirit of adventure matched Mundy’s own, and it was here that he found a true audience for his work. This book explores Mundy’s oeuvre—much of it set in exotic locales through which he himself had traveled—and considers both his novels and his lesser known writing, as well as his film and radio work. Books such as Rung Ho!, King-of the Khyber Rifles, Caves of Terror, Purple Pirate and Tros of Samothrace are discussed and placed within the framework of Mundy’s life and philosophy. The final chapter evaluates the enduring value of his writings. Appendices include a comprehensive list of Mundy’s works and a chronological listing by their original publication dates.

Más detalles de libro

Tñitulo Secundario : A Critical Biography

Cantidad de páginas 310

Autor:

  • Brian Taves

Categoría:

Formatos Disponibles:

MOBI, EPUB, PDF

Descargar Ebook

Valoración

Popular

4.8

49 Valoraciones Totales


Más libros de Crítica Literaria

Semiótica deportiva

Libro Semiótica deportiva

Semiótica deportiva articula una propuesta teórica, metodológica y descriptiva para el análisis de la intersección entre deporte, comunicación y sociedad. Considera que el lenguaje es uno de los principales referentes del actual imaginario social, sobre todo a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Como tal, constituye uno de los grandes eventos a través de los que se desarrolla la comunicación de masas. Para examinar esa realidad, se toma como base de referencia la semiótica, a partir de la que se efectuará el análisis de la realidad deportiva, entendida como un gran proceso de...

OPERA MINORA SELECTA

Libro OPERA MINORA SELECTA

This book, conceived as a tribute to Prof. Antonio Ramírez de Verger on the occasion of his retirement, contains a brief outline of his academic career, a complete list of his publications and a wide selection of his articles, reviews and book chapters published over four decades. These writings examine a variety of authors, such as Fronto, Corippus, Maximianus, Tibullus, Horace, Virgil, Tacitus, Catullus, Propertius, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Ovid and Martial, and they also include contributions on various philological topics. El libro, concebido como homenaje al Prof. Ramírez de Verger...

Lewis Carroll

Libro Lewis Carroll

The titles included in this exceptional series gather the masterworks of some of world literature's most celebrated names. Painstaking translations from the original English, German, Greek, and Russian preserve the essence of these classics for a Spanish-speaking audience, and the books themselves are elegantly and impeccably bound, as befits the contents. Whether drama, fiction, or philosophy, these magnum opera provide windows into social and historical contexts considerably different to the present day. From the classic novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass...

El simple arte de matar

Libro El simple arte de matar

En este ensayo, el genial Raymond Chandler critica a los escritores que escriben novelas policiales como si hicieran chorizos, aquellos que han convertido al género policial en el lado B de la literatura. Con su particular humor, Chandler rescata las mejores herramientas para crear algo más profundo que un simple enigma y reivindica la obra de Dashiell Hammett, su autor más admirado, creador de los asesinatos más interesantes del mundo.

Libros Recomendados 2025



Últimas Búsquedas


Categorías Destacadas