Authors: 265
Books: 3,034
Poems & Short Stories: 3,123
Forum Members: 68,569
Forum Posts: 995,314
Teacher Accounts with student management and more.
The acid test.(SHELF LIFE)(book reviews)
From: National Review
Date: 20050926
Author:Potemra, Michael
LEGENDARY critic John Simon admits that he is "open to charges of political analphabetism": "I have always sympathized with the autobiographical hero of Anatole France's Le Lys rouge who declares, 'I am not so devoid of all talents as to occupy myself with politics.'" The remark is characteristic of Simon, an idiosyncratic polymath who revels in his resistance to trends (political correctness very much included). Applause Theatre & Cinema Books has just provided copious further documentation of these qualities, by releasing three volumes' worth of Simon's work as chronicler--and ...
Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
Other Articles on Anatole France
About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.
- 1G1-136648558
| Art of Worldly Wisdom Daily In the 1600s, Balthasar Gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called "The Art of Worldly Wisdom." Join our newsletter below and read them all, one at a time. |
Sonnet-a-Day Newsletter Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets! Join our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter and read them all, one at a time. |
