The Sword of Honour trilogy—probably the greatest work of fiction to emerge from the Second World War—results from Waugh's having deliberately immersed himself in the destructive element, seeking military experience instead of avoiding it like the real-life equivalents of Parsnip and Pimpernell or...
THE REPUBLIC TRILOGY by Jack Ludlow Action-packed series set in the turbulent Roman Republic: The Pillars of Rome • Sword of Revenge • The Gods of War ALEXANDER & ALESTRIA by Shan Sa The queen of the Amazons, dazzled by Alexander on the battlefield, decides to kidnap the warrior and...
After the success of the first film – in whichKeanu Reeves’ un-retired hitman kills a dozen people over the honour of his car and a much-mourned puppy – there’s a real sense of confidence here: tonally, in the action set-pieces, and in the character himself. Wick has the moves ...
Guy Crouchback undergoes two journeys throughout the Sword of Honour trilogy. The first is his...Sherron, RobertThe Evelyn Waugh SocietyEvelyn Waugh Newsletter and Studies R Sherron - 《Evelyn Waugh Studies》 被引量: 0发表: 2012年 TEMPTATIONS OF THE CRAFTSMAN IN MIDDLE AGE: DIABOLICAL ART AND...
I develop that argument with reference to examples from Second World War literature depicting sacrificial exchange (while often harking back to the First World War), including Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour Trilogy (1952–61), and William Wharton's memoir Shrapnel (2012). 展开 ...
Brahms and Simon have always been immensely popular with other writers:Don’t, Mr. Disraeliwas admired by Evelyn Waugh, who namechecked it in hisSword Of Honourtrilogy, whileNo Bed For Baconis one of Neil Gaiman’s favourite books. Their work has been adapted for stage, radio, television ...
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(Biography)Henryk(ˈxɛnrik). 1846–1916, Polish novelist. His best-known works areQuo Vadis?(1896), set in Nero's Rome, and the war trilogyWith Fire and Sword(1884),The Deluge(1886), andPan Michael(1888), set in 17th-century Poland: Nobel prize for literature 1905 ...
Sword of the Valiant: See it and laugh. "After the first 5 minutes there is nothing worth watching in this film" (xnix444).Yes, but even the first 5 minutes are really bad. The intro with the sword seems to be stolen by 'Conan the barbarian' (also 1982), but in quality not even...
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