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The Sword of Honour Trilogy by Evelyn Waugh Everyman’s Library 1994 HC FLAWLESS
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- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “MINT! - Flawless!”
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- Era
- 1960s
- Ex Libris
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679431365
ISBN-13
9780679431367
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1109802
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sword of Honour Trilogy
Number of Pages
760 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Topic
Literary
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Item Length
5.8 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"[Men at Armsis] a highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure touch of satire are always at work." The Atlantic Monthly "[Officers and Gentlemenis] deft and amusing, sober and appalling. And it offers, incidentally, one of the most graceful salutes of many seasons to the flexibility of the English language." New York Times "Wise, amusing, and beautifully written. And because Officers and Gentlemenverifies a deepening seriousness and charity in Mr. Waugh's art, it extends and renews the promise of his brilliant talent." Commonwealth "The End of the Battle[is] hypnotically readable . . . The complete work now clearly emerges as Mr. Waugh's main achievement to date, and the one piece of English fiction about [World War II] which is certain to survive." Times Literary Supplement "Sword of Honourwas the climax of [Waugh's] career as a novelist . . . Here in his final work there run together the two styles, of mischief and gravity, that can be noted in his writing from the beginning . . . He may justifiably have thought of it as crowning his work." from the Introduction by Frank Kermode, "[Men at Armsis] a highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure touch of satire are always at work." The Atlantic Monthly "[Officers and Gentlemenis] deft and amusing, sober and appalling. And it offers, incidentally, one of the most graceful salutes of many seasons to the flexibility of the English language." New York Times "Wise, amusing, and beautifully written. And becauseOfficers and Gentlemenverifies a deepening seriousness and charity in Mr. Waugh's art, it extends and renews the promise of his brilliant talent." Commonwealth "The End of the Battle[is] hypnotically readable . . . The complete work now clearly emerges as Mr. Waugh's main achievement to date, and the one piece of English fiction about [World War II] which is certain to survive." Times Literary Supplement "Sword of Honourwas the climax of [Waugh's] career as a novelist . . . Here in his final work there run together the two styles, of mischief and gravity, that can be noted in his writing from the beginning . . . He may justifiably have thought of it as crowning his work." from the Introduction by Frank Kermode, "[ Men at Arms is] a highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure touch of satire are always at work." The Atlantic Monthly "[ Officers and Gentlemen is] deft and amusing, sober and appalling. And it offers, incidentally, one of the most graceful salutes of many seasons to the flexibility of the English language." New York Times "Wise, amusing, and beautifully written. And because Officers and Gentlemen verifies a deepening seriousness and charity in Mr. Waugh's art, it extends and renews the promise of his brilliant talent." Commonwealth " The End of the Battle [is] hypnotically readable . . . The complete work now clearly emerges as Mr. Waugh's main achievement to date, and the one piece of English fiction about [World War II] which is certain to survive." Times Literary Supplement " Sword of Honour was the climax of [Waugh's] career as a novelist . . . Here in his final work there run together the two styles, of mischief and gravity, that can be noted in his writing from the beginning . . . He may justifiably have thought of it as crowning his work." from the Introduction by Frank Kermode, "[Men at Armsis] a highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure touch of satire are always at work." The Atlantic Monthly "[Officers and Gentlemenis] deft and amusing, sober and appalling. And it offers, incidentally, one of the most graceful salutes of many seasons to the flexibility of the English language." New York Times "Wise, amusing, and beautifully written. And becauseOfficers and Gentlemenverifies a deepening seriousness and charity in Mr. Waugh's art, it extends and renews the promise of his brilliant talent." Commonwealth "The End of the Battle[is] hypnotically readable . . . The complete work now clearly emerges as Mr. Waugh's main achievement to date, and the one piece of English fiction about [World War II] which is certain to survive." Times Literary Supplement "Sword of Honourwas the climax of [Waugh's] career as a novelist . . . Here in his final work there run together the two styles, of mischief and gravity, that can be noted in his writing from the beginning . . . He may justifiably have thought of it as crowning his work." from the Introduction by Frank Kermode From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Decimal
823.912
Synopsis
This trilogy of novels about World War II, largely based on his own experiences as an army officer, is the crowning achievement of Evelyn Waugh's career. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and cruelties of war too much for him. Yet, though often somber, the Sword of Honour trilogy is also a brilliant comedy, peopled by the fantastic figures so familiar from Waugh's early satires. The deepest pleasures these novels afford come from observing a great satiric writer employ his gifts with extraordinary subtlety, delicacy, and human feeling, for purposes that are ultimately anything but satiric., (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) This trilogy of novels about World War II, largely based on his own experiences as an army officer, is the crowning achievement of Evelyn Waugh's career. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and cruelties of war too much for him. Yet, though often somber, the Sword of Honour trilogy is also a brilliant comedy, peopled by the fantastic figures so familiar from Waugh's early satires. The deepest pleasures these novels afford come from observing a great satiric writer employ his gifts with extraordinary subtlety, delicacy, and human feeling, for purposes that are ultimately anything but satiric.
LC Classification Number
PR6045.A97
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