Edmund Richardson (1)
Autore di The King's Shadow: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Deadly Quest for the Lost City of Alexandria
Per altri autori con il nome Edmund Richardson, vedi la pagina di disambiguazione.
Sull'Autore
Edmund Richardson is Associate Professor of Classics at Durham University, UK. He has published Classical Victorians: Scholars, Scoundrels and Generals in Pursuit of Antiquity (2013), and was named one of the BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinkers in 2016.
Opere di Edmund Richardson
Opere correlate
From Plunder to Preservation: Britain and the Heritage of Empire, c.1800-1940 (Proceedings of the British Academy) (2013) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- male
- Istruzione
- University of Cambridge (Ph.D.)
- Attività lavorative
- Associate Professor of Classics at Durham University, UK
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinkers (2016)
- Breve biografia
- Dr Edmund Richardson, Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, Member in the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Durham University, UK. Edited Classics in Extremis: The Edges of Classical Reception (2018). Has a chapter in Classics and the Victorians (2017). Has a chapter "Ghostwritten Classics" in Deep Classics: Rethinking Classical Reception (2016). Has a chapter "Of Doubtful Antiquity" in From Plunder to Preservation: Britain and the Heritage of Empire (2013).
Utenti
Recensioni
"El explorador, soldado y espía que buscó la ciudad perdida de Alejandro Magno y se enredó en los peligros del Gran Juego en Afganistán", Jacinto Antón, El País 03.12.2022: https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-12-03/el-explorador-soldado-y-espia-que-busco-la...
I daresay many readers have never heard of Charles Masson aka James Lewis, a deserter, spy, prisoner, archeologist, and early British explorer in Afghanistan. He started out as a private in the East India Company’s army, but soon deserts, takes a pseudonym, and flees the authorities. He becomes obsessed with finding the lost cities of Alexander the Great and makes a few discoveries that were overlooked for various reasons explained in this book.
It is extremely detailed. Masson and other notable figures of the era left copious diaries, and Richardson has made good use of them to create vivid scenes of what Masson’s life was like in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. We learn a good bit about the history and politics of this region in the mid-1800s. The spying is less of a feature since Masson was pressured into this task reluctantly. He definitely led an interesting life.
This book delves deeply into the life of a man who truly appreciated this area of the world but was never recognized for his accomplishments due to his opposition to the politics of the time. The artifacts he discovered are currently on display in the British Museum. I think this book will appeal to history and archeology fans.… (altro)
It is extremely detailed. Masson and other notable figures of the era left copious diaries, and Richardson has made good use of them to create vivid scenes of what Masson’s life was like in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. We learn a good bit about the history and politics of this region in the mid-1800s. The spying is less of a feature since Masson was pressured into this task reluctantly. He definitely led an interesting life.
This book delves deeply into the life of a man who truly appreciated this area of the world but was never recognized for his accomplishments due to his opposition to the politics of the time. The artifacts he discovered are currently on display in the British Museum. I think this book will appeal to history and archeology fans.… (altro)
A nuanced, humor-laced story of a man on a mission to find the lost city of Alexander the Great. A true tale of spies and archaeology set in Afghanistan and India. Richardson has a way of giving the reader long interludes of exposition and then pulling the chair out from under them with, "The truth is a bit more complicated' or "There's only one problem with this story" - which negate what had previously been set forth. This recurring stylistic motif is a bit frustrating - though I suppose it serves as a clever device to uncover the myths versus the actual truth about Charles Masson's (AKA James Lewis). Used and abused by the British East India Company, Masson is a man on a quixotic quest to survive and succeed. Cinematic, harrowing and spirited, this is a story where reality is definitely stranger than fiction.… (altro)
Liste
Potrebbero anche piacerti
Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 3
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 182
- Popolarità
- #118,785
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 11
- ISBN
- 25
- Lingue
- 3
This reads like a historical thriller, and it is pretty hard to believe that it is true, if not for the more than 60 pages of footnotes and references that follow this riveting story.… (altro)