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Sto caricando le informazioni... Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Penguin Classics) (originale 1941; edizione 2007)di Rebecca West (Autore), Christopher Hitchens (Introduzione)
Informazioni sull'operaBlack Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey through Yugoslavia di Rebecca West (1941)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Questo libretto è in realtà una selezione dei capitoli dedicati alla Croazia nel racconto di Rebecca West sul suo viaggio in Jugoslavia nel 1937. A leggerlo oggi, viene da dire "ma questo è un blog!" In effetti il libro è un diario dove si osserva tutto in maniera personale, e più che i monumenti o i paesaggi i protagonisti sono le persone, amici o semplici incontri. La cosa che colpisce di più è però la modernità della scena. Sono passati quasi settant'anni, ma serbi e croati si odiano esattamente come allora, e questo odio supera assolutamente i confini nazionali: un serbo poteva vivere a Zagabria, ma continuava a sentirsi diverso - ovviamente migliore - dai croati. Insomma, non dovremmo chiederci come mai sia scoppiata la guerra del 1991, ma piuttosto come abbia fatto Tito a tenere in piedi tutto per quarant'anni. ( )
Amid the chaos, however, she also found poetry, rooted in the legends of saints and warriors of Serbia's Byzantine beginnings. . . . It was a vision that some criticized as more poetry than history, but many readers, particularly in 1941 when the book was published in America, must have been stirred by it. In two almost incredibly full-packed volumes one of the most gifted and searching of modern English novelists and critics has produced not only the magnification and intensification of the travel book form, but, one may say, its apotheosis. Rebecca West's "Journey Through Yugoslavia" is carried out with tireless percipience, nourished from almost bewildering erudition, chronicled with a thoughtfulness itself fervent and poetic; and it explores the many-faceted being of Yugoslavia -- its cities and villages, its history and ancient custom, its people and its soul, its meaning in our world. ContieneÈ riassunto inHa ispiratoHa come guida per lo studenteElenchi di rilievo
"Rebecca West's magnum opus . . . one of the great books of our time." --The New Yorker Written on the brink of World War II, Rebecca West's classic examination of the history, people, and politics of Yugoslavia illuminates a region that is still a focus of international concern. A magnificent blend of travel journal, cultural commentary, and historical insight, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon probes the troubled history of the Balkans and the uneasy relationships among its ethnic groups. The landscape and the people of Yugoslavia are brilliantly observed as West untangles the tensions that rule the country's history as well as its daily life. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)914.970421History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Europe Other European Countries Bulgaria and former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina ∙ Croatia ∙ Kosovo ∙ Montenegro ∙ Macedonia ∙ Serbia ∙ Slovenia)Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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