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"For only those deserve the name" : T.E. Lawrence and Seven pillars of wisdom : a literary biography & study
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- Creator
- Mark Calderbank
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Eastbourne ; Chicago : Sussex Academic Press , 2017
- Physical Details
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- xi, 342 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781845198084, 1845198085
- OCLC
- ocn951508219
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Part I. Seven years of struggle, 1919-1926 -- Genesis in Paris, 1919 -- Writing the book: London, Oxford, Pole Hill, 1920 -- In the political arena, 1920-21 -- From the Oxford text to enlistment in the ranks, 1922 -- Literary mentors, 1922-24 -- Bovington camp, 1923-25 -- The subscribers edition, 1923-26 -- Part II. Seven pillars of wisdom -- Section 1. The Arab revolt: participant accounts -- Lawrence in the Arab revolt: a summary -- Lawrence & Ronald Storrs in Jeddah -- The Battle of Tafileh: Subhi al-Umari & Lawrence -- Kirkbride's account -- Section 2. The drama of the self -- The outsider: 1 -- Climax at Dera' -- The outsider: 2 -- The biographical environment and sequel -- Section 3. Between myth and reality -- Prologue: the titanic inspiration -- The Arab mirage -- The presentation of history -- The problem of autobiography -- Epilogue: was that all it was, then?
Subjects
- Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935. Seven pillars of wisdom.
- Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Arabian Peninsula.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British.
- Arabs -- History -- 20th century.
- Bedouins -- History -- 20th century.
- Wahhābīyah -- Saudi Arabia.
- Arabian Peninsula -- Social life and customs.