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John Stubbs (1) (1978–)

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John Stubbs received his PhD in Renaissance literature from Cambridge University. His biography John Donne: The Reformed Soul was shortlisted for the Costa Award and won a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award. He lives in Slovenia.

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Geburtstag
1978
Geschlecht
male
Nationalität
UK
Wohnorte
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Slovenia
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Hele's School, Plymouth
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biographer
Organisationen
Oxford University
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Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award

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I returned this to the library without getting much past the introduction. It's just too dense for reading in small bites, and I don't have the luxury of extended reading sessions these days. I love John Donne, though, so I'll keep this on my To Read list, to revisit when I'm enjoying a more relaxed lifestyle
 
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Kim.Sasso | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Aug 27, 2023 |
I returned this to the library without getting much past the introduction. It's just too dense for reading in small bites, and I don't have the luxury of extended reading sessions these days. I love John Donne, though, so I'll keep this on my To Read list, to revisit when I'm enjoying a more relaxed lifestyle
 
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Kim_Sasso | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 14, 2018 |
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Jonathan Swift: The Reluctant Rebel by John Stubbs

This audio book took me FOREVER to get through...31 hours of audio.

Over all I think it was a very well written/narrated book but for the casual reader (not a Swift fanatic) it may be a bit MUCH. This is definitely NOT a bad thing as it is very comprehensive but I found myself not full engaged throughout the "listen" just due to the amount of information being given (I'd say my limit for a topic/story in an audio book is around the 15 to 16 hour range).

I will say, if I ever become famous and need an in-depth biography written about me...Mr. Stubbs, you're hired!
I had more to say but I didn't take notes during the listen and basically (after 31 listening hours spread across 2 months, I forgot it all).

I think I will go back and listen to this again...sometime.

Overall 3.5 stars.
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Disco_grinch | 8 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 3, 2018 |
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This must, perforce, be an interim review. The book, while eminently readable, and rather well-written, is an old-style, comprehensive biography. It lays out in great detail the political scene, begins with Swift's grandparents, speculates on the psychological effects of early childhood experiences, and so forth. I have decided to take a break.

When I first saw its size, I was daunted. I felt I didn't actually know much about Swift, and it seemed a big step from virtual ignorance to this biography. But it turns out that I know a bit more than I thought. In my youth, and several times since, I read "Mistress Masham's Repose", by T. H. White, and now that I'm reading this book, I realize more and more the importance of Swift in the shaping of White's work. Although Swift may not be mentioned explicitly in "Mistress Masham's Repose", I think he is alluded to constantly.

My previous knowledge of Swift amounted to:
1. Author of "Gulliver's Travels". I never read this book, but I did read portions of it in illustrated stories for children. It is alluded to frequently in "Mistress Masham's Repose".
2. I read "A Modest Proposal" in high school, and can't remember much.
3. I knew that Swift had an anti-science bent, wrote "The Battle of the Books", and lampooned scientists in "Gulliver's Travels" with his floating island of Laputa. I learned all this by reading "The Invention of Science".

But it turns out that this book is also a pretty comprehensive history and that Swift lived during a period in English and Irish history with which I am somewhat familiar. The reigns of William of Orange and Charles II are familiar to anybody who has read Neal Stephenson's "System of the World" and the career of the Duke of Marlborough is well known to one who has watched "The First Churchills".

I knew absolutely nothing about Swift, but I knew a lot about his time, and other figures, so there was really plenty of framework for Swift's life. The book, although long and full of detail and incident, is an engrossing read.
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themulhern | 8 weitere Rezensionen | Sep 2, 2017 |

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