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Lädt ... Wordyvon Simon Schama
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Sir Simon Schama has been at the forefront of the arts, political commentary, social analysis and historical study for over forty years. As a teacher of Art History and an award-winning television presenter of iconic history-based programming, Simon is equally a prolific bestselling writer and award-winning columnist for many of the world's foremost publishers, broadsheet newspapers, periodicals and magazines. His commissioned subjects over the years have been numerous and wide ranging, from the music of Tom Waits, to the works of Sir Quentin Blake; the history of the colour blue, to discussing what skills an actor needs to create a unique performance of Falstaff. Schama's tastes are wide-ranging as they are eloquent, incisive, witty and thought provoking and have entertained and educated the readers of some of the world's most respected publications - the Times, the Guardian, the New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar and Rolling Stone magazine. Wordy is a celebration of one of the world's foremost writers. This collection of fifty essays chosen by the man himself stretches across four decades and is a treasure trove for all those who have a passion for the arts, politics, food and life. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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But perhaps some brief non-trollish criticism is in order anyway:
1) Back-to-back essays in this collection are about the horrors of Trump’s America and are uncharacteristically repetitive.
2) Shortly thereafter the reader is whiplashed by hagiographies of Bill Clinton and Henry Kissinger.
3) When Schama writes about the contemporary art scene, he seems to spend a lot of time celebrating that which is not in fact praiseworthy.
4) Is there anybody but another foody that is interested in the writings of Simon the Foody?
Yes, Schama is an immensely talented writer, and reading roughly 7000 pages of his has left me wanting more. But his historical writings, where he forgets himself and focuses on the past, are the ones to be treasured. ( )