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PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press

ISBN-100809321661

ISBN-139780809321667

eBay Product ID (ePID)1068777

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

Publication NameRichard Aldington and Lawrence of Arabia : a Cautionary Tale

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

SubjectPublishing, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Censorship, Europe / General, Historical, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Political Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorFred D. Crawford

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN97-025418

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal940.4/15

SynopsisFred Crawford provides the first examination of all parties and points of view embroiled in the controversy generated by Richard Aldington s 1955 biography of Lawrence of Arabia.While researching "Lawrence of Arabia: A Biographical Enquiry, "Aldington had made major discoveries, including the extent to which Lawrence had cooperated in the creation of the "Lawrence legend." For this and other reasons, he concluded that Lawrence was a charlatan, a poseur, and a fraud. A powerful group including B. H. Liddell Hart, Robert Graves, and A. W. Lawrence worked behind the scenes to suppress and denigrate the biography and to influence Aldington s publisher to force him to make changes to the manuscript before it was published.Crawford demonstrates that an influential clique with money and power can damage the reputation of a book even before people have had an opportunity to read it. That Aldington s findings were nearly suppressed reveals how little freedom of the press can mean when a book displeases influential people with positionsor mythsto maintain.Crawford is the first to compare the viewpoints of the three major factions involved in the controversy. Correspondence by and interviews with many involved directly in the dispute among the three contending partiesAldington, his publisher, and the opposition coordinated by Hart make it possible for the reader to know more about the affair than did any of the parties directly involved.", Fred Crawford provides the first examination of all parties and points of view embroiled in the controversy generated by Richard Aldington's 1955 biography of Lawrence of Arabia. While researching Lawrence of Arabia: A Biographical Enquiry, Aldington had made major discoveries, including the extent to which Lawrence had cooperated in the creation of the "Lawrence legend." For this and other reasons, he concluded that Lawrence was a charlatan, a poseur, and a fraud. A powerful group including B. H. Liddell Hart, Robert Graves, and A. W. Lawrence worked behind the scenes to suppress and denigrate the biography and to influence Aldington's publisher to force him to make changes to the manuscript before it was published. Crawford demonstrates that an influential clique with money and power can damage the reputation of a book even before people have had an opportunity to read it. That Aldington's findings were nearly suppressed reveals how little freedom of the press can mean when a book displeases influential people with positions--or myths--to maintain. Crawford is the first to compare the viewpoints of the three major factions involved in the controversy. Correspondence by and interviews with many involved directly in the dispute among the three contending parties--Aldington, his publisher, and the opposition coordinated by Hart-- make it possible for the reader to know more about the affair than did any of the parties directly involved., Fred Crawford provides the first examination of all parties and points of view embroiled in the controversy generated by Richard Aldington's 1955 biography of Lawrence of Arabia. While researching Lawrence of Arabia: A Biographical Enquiry, Aldington had made major discoveries, including the extent to which Lawrence had cooperated in the creation ......

LC Classification NumberD568.4.L45A633 1998