Description
Mixing such seemingly incongruous elements as social satire, near-slapstick, and obsession with death, "A Winnowing," first published in 1910, is the first of Robert Hugh Benson's "mainstream novels." An undeservedly overlooked work today, the novel flays Edwardian society in terms that bring to mind the comedy of P. G. Wodehouse, and the black humor of Evelyn Waugh. The influence of "A Winnowing" is evident in Evelyn Waugh's take on the funeral industry in Southern California ("The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy"). This edition features a foreword by Benson scholar Michael D. Greaney.
Détails du livre
Format
Broché
Pages
224 pages
Langue
Hongrois
Publié
janv. 1, 2011
Éditeur
Once and Future Books
Éditions
3 éditions
ISBN-10
1602100055
ISBN-13
9781602100053