| Movements in European History Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lawrence, D. H. (Author), Crumpton, Philip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521007038 ISBN-13: 9780521007030 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2002 Annotation: Movements in European History was written by D. H. Lawrence during 1918 and 1919 in response to Oxford University Press??'s invitation to prepare a textbook for schools. It is a vivid sketch of European history from ancient Rome to the early twentieth century, remaining significant in the canon of Lawrence??'s work as the only school textbook he ever wrote. Crumpton??'s introduction describes the genesis, publication and reception of the book, gives an account of the little-known Irish edition of 1926 which suffered much censorship, and identifies and analyses Lawrence??'s methods of using the source-books on which his writing was based. This edition uses the surviving manuscript to present a text as close to that which Lawrence wrote and corrected in proof as is now possible. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: 940 |
| Series: Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.82" W x 8.48" (1.24 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Movements in European History was written by D. H. Lawrence during 1918 and 1919 in response to Oxford University Press's invitation to prepare a textbook for schools. It is a vivid sketch of European history from ancient Rome to the early twentieth century, remaining significant in the canon of Lawrence's work as the only school textbook he ever wrote. Crumpton's introduction describes the genesis, publication and reception of the book, gives an account of the little-known Irish edition of 1926 which suffered much censorship, and identifies and analyses Lawrence's methods of using the source-books on which his writing was based. This edition uses the surviving manuscript to present a text as close to that which Lawrence wrote and corrected in proof as is now possible. |