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Focusing on four prominent figures of the Victorian era, this biographical work offers a critical and irreverent perspective on historical icons such as Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and Charles George Gordon. Strachey, a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, challenges traditional heroism with a realist approach that some found unsettling. Despite mixed reviews, the 1918 publication achieved commercial success and showcased Strachey's innovative style, marking a significant moment in modern biography.
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Eminent Victorians, Lytton Strachey
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- Rok vydání
- 2012
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- Titul
- Eminent Victorians
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Lytton Strachey
- Vydavatel
- Digireads.com
- Rok vydání
- 2012
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 154
- ISBN13
- 9781420944631
- Kategorie
- Životopisy a myšlenky
- Anotace
- Focusing on four prominent figures of the Victorian era, this biographical work offers a critical and irreverent perspective on historical icons such as Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and Charles George Gordon. Strachey, a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, challenges traditional heroism with a realist approach that some found unsettling. Despite mixed reviews, the 1918 publication achieved commercial success and showcased Strachey's innovative style, marking a significant moment in modern biography.