Invitation To The Dance: a Handbook to Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of

Description: Invitation To The Dance by Hilary Spurling This guide to Anthony Powells 12-volume sequence of novels, A Dance to the Music Time contains extensive character, book, painting and place indices, creating a database of Powells imagination and Englands cultural landscape. It details over 400 characters and one million words of Powells lively 50-year dance of fiction and fact. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An invaluable companion to A Dance to the Music of TimeA unique reference book for all fans of Anthony Powells 12-volume novel, A Dance to the Music of Time, which has become a literary landmark of twentieth-century writing. More than a simple glossary, Invitation to the Dance contains extensive Character, Book, Painting and Place indices, creating a magnificent database of Powells imagination and Englands cultural landscape. This is a masterpiece of extreme ingenuity detailing over four hundred characters and one million words of Powells lively fifty-year dance of fiction and fact. Hilary Spurlings exhaustive analysis of the novels characters supplies a master-key for the reader of Anthony Powell. Notes A unique reference book for all fans of Anthony Powells 12-volume novel, A Dance To The Music Of Time, which has become a literary landmark of twentieth-century writing. Author Biography Hilary Spurling won the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for The Early Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1884-1919, and the Duff Cooper Prize and Heinemann Award for Secrets of a Womans Heart- The Later Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1920-1969. She is also the author of Elinor Fettiplaces Receipt Book, Paper Spirits and The Girl from the Fiction Department- A Portrait of Sonia Orwell. She has been Arts and Literary Editor of the Spectator, and a regular reviewer for the Observer, the New York Times and the Daily Telegraph. Review Hilary Spurlings exhaustive analysis of the novels characters supplies a master-key for the reader -- Anthony Powell Promotional An invaluable companion to Anthony Powells A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME. Long Description An erudite companion to Anthony Powells 12-volume masterwork, "A Dance to the Music of Time", which The NewYorker hailed as "one of the most important works of fiction since the Second World War."A Dance to the Music of Time is a landmark of 20th-century literature--but as the reader cavorts through the 12-volume novel alongside the narrator Nicholas Jenkins, it soon becomes apparent that he, too, confuses dates and events. Here, Hilary Spurling places every detail in its proper place. A magnificent database of Powells imagination and Englands cultural landscape, "Invitation to the Dance" encompasses more than 400 characters and one million words of Powells lively epic. Review Text Hilary Spurlings exhaustive analysis of the novels characters supplies a master-key for the reader Review Quote Hilary Spurlings exhaustive analysis of the novels characters supplies a master-key for the reader Promotional "Headline" An invaluable companion to Anthony Powells A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME. Details ISBN0099484366 Author Hilary Spurling Short Title INVITATION TO THE DANCE Language English ISBN-10 0099484366 ISBN-13 9780099484363 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Arrow Books Ltd Subtitle a Handbook to Anthony Powells A Dance to the Music of Time Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence London, ENK DOI 10.1604/9780099484363 UK Release Date 2005-05-05 AU Release Date 2005-05-05 NZ Release Date 2005-05-05 Pages 352 Publisher Cornerstone Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-05-05 Alternative 9781446428894 DEWEY 823.912 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1802166;

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