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Author:

Calderbank, Mark, author.

Title:

"For only those deserve the name" : T.E. Lawrence and Seven pillars of wisdom : a literary biography & study / Mark Calderbank.

Publisher:

Sussex Academic Press ,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xi, 342 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

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.
Wahhabiyah--Saudi Arabia.
Arabian Peninsula--Social life and customs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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?

ISBN:

1845198085
9781845198084

OCLC:

(OCoLC)951508219

LCCN:

2016027734

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)