Rivalry and Intrigue -- Eight Pairs of Feuding Figures in a Century of Literary History

Author: Antonia Fraser
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book is a platform for close observation, where one can see the mutual ridicule, contempt, insults, verbal attacks, and other sharp criticisms among some of the most renowned members of the literary. A submarine's deadly enemy is another submarine. Some of our outstanding writers have skillfully wielded the various weapons they master—wisdom, humor, satire, abuse, and so on—to do their utmost to defeat their peers. Anthony Arthur spent his life reading and teaching the works of these writers. In these eight articles on disputes between famous writers, Anthony Arthur vividly portrays these long-standing feuds as conflicts between strong personalities. He doesn’t just stay at the level of casual talk but delves into the causes of the disputes and the natural repulsion between the different personalities of the writers. It reads like a collection of short stories, where each writer seems to be their own best character, delivering the best lines. These great writers were actually a bunch of people who loved to argue, and these real stories about disputes are sure to inspire and entertain readers, even the most discerning literary enthusiasts.