Stephen E. Tabachnick. Fiercer than Tigers: The Life and Works of Rex Warner.(Book Review)

Content courtesy of

From: Utopian Studies
Date: 20050101
Author:Donskis, Leonidas

Stephen E. Tabachnick. Fiercer than Tigers: The Life and Works of Rex Warner. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2002. iv + 522 pp. $37.95

Lord George Gordon Byron said once that there are some poets whose biographies are far more interesting to read than their works. Jorge Luis Borges echoed this witty and subtle hint in an interview. In fact, we would hardly offend many contemporary writers by applying this remark to them. Moreover, an exciting biography has even become a significant part of literature itself, if not a work of art. Yet this certainly does not ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.



Other Articles on Lord George Gordon Byron

  • Lord Byron
  • Byron, Nietzsche, and the mystery of forgetting. (Lord George Gordon Byron, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche)
  • "I am more fit to die than people think": Byron on immortality.(Lord George Gordon Byron)(Critical essay)
  • PROFESSOR OF BOOKS ON BYRON DIES AT 92
  • `Byron' offers chapter and verse on celebrity.(Arts and Lifestyle)
  • The Byronic in Jane Austen's persuasion and "Pride and Prejudice".(Lord George Gordon Byron)
  • Ada's Namesake
  • Stephen E. Tabachnick. Fiercer than Tigers: The Life and Works of Rex Warner.(Book Review)
  • Who Was the Inspiration for Dr. Frankenstein?
  • Find More Articles

  • 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.



    - 1G1-133368420
    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.
    Email:
    Sonnet-a-Day Newsletter
    Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets! Join our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter and read them all, one at a time.
    Email: