Kipling: The Glass, The Shadow And The Fire
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A richly detailed literary biography, Kipling: The Glass, the Shadow and the Fire presents a comprehensive portrait of Rudyard Kipling — one of the most celebrated and controversial writers of the British Empire era. Philip Mason, drawing on his own extensive experience of India and imperial service, illuminates Kipling's complex psychology, tracing how the writer's turbulent childhood, his years in India, and his conservative imperialism shaped his art. Mason argues that Kipling's work cannot be understood without confronting the contradictions at its heart — the tenderness and the cruelty, the genius and the bigotry — and he does so with the authority of a scholar who understands both the literature and the world that produced it. The result is a nuanced, authoritative study that reassesses Kipling's legacy with penetrating insight and scholarly rigour.
Kipling: The Glass, The Shadow And The Fire
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover.
A richly detailed literary biography, Kipling: The Glass, the Shadow and the Fire presents a comprehensive portrait of Rudyard Kipling — one of the most celebrated and controversial writers of the British Empire era. Philip Mason, drawing on his own extensive experience of India and imperial service, illuminates Kipling's complex psychology, tracing how the writer's turbulent childhood, his years in India, and his conservative imperialism shaped his art. Mason argues that Kipling's work cannot be understood without confronting the contradictions at its heart — the tenderness and the cruelty, the genius and the bigotry — and he does so with the authority of a scholar who understands both the literature and the world that produced it. The result is a nuanced, authoritative study that reassesses Kipling's legacy with penetrating insight and scholarly rigour.
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover.
A richly detailed literary biography, Kipling: The Glass, the Shadow and the Fire presents a comprehensive portrait of Rudyard Kipling — one of the most celebrated and controversial writers of the British Empire era. Philip Mason, drawing on his own extensive experience of India and imperial service, illuminates Kipling's complex psychology, tracing how the writer's turbulent childhood, his years in India, and his conservative imperialism shaped his art. Mason argues that Kipling's work cannot be understood without confronting the contradictions at its heart — the tenderness and the cruelty, the genius and the bigotry — and he does so with the authority of a scholar who understands both the literature and the world that produced it. The result is a nuanced, authoritative study that reassesses Kipling's legacy with penetrating insight and scholarly rigour.
