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Lädt ... The Life of Kenneth Tynanvon Kathleen Tynan
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. If you are interested in how British theatre went through revolutinary changes in the 50s and 60s, then you would know how influential Kenneth Tynan was. His newspaper reviews were revelatory: he could describe cultural innovation as it happened and contribute to it at the same time. But be warned, this book, written by his wife some years after his death describes his marital infidelity without censorship. Yet paradoxically her love for him makes her able to both claim his rightful place as a major cultural force in the 60s while exposing his tortured sexuality that was also bound up in it. Its a compelling and often moving read and an uniquely intimate biography. Such a pity his books are out of print. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Kathleen Tynan traces her husband's life from his illegitimate birth, through his rebellious years at Oxford, to his career as the first post-war British myth - actor, director, writer, flamboyant personality and provocateur of the establishment on both sides of the Atlantic. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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From the opening sentence in her prologue: "It is an odd business to turn sleuth on one's husband, to excavate and plunder a life, not just that married term to which a wife might lay claim, but the whole magnificent span. Yet it is a path I zealously wanted to pursue." To the last words she chose to close her book with: -- from the letter he wrote her a short time before dying of cancer -- "At the hour of my death, may You be the refuge of my astonished soul, and receive it into Your merciful breast. This comes to you from the desk of Your husband, Ken."
Hers is a work of tireless pursuit, fathomless human understanding, and surpassing merit! ( )