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Painted Shadow: A Life Of Vivienne Eliot
Carole Seymour-Jones
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Description for Painted Shadow: A Life Of Vivienne Eliot
Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, nicks and tears to dustwrapper but otherwise good
Vivienne Eliot was committed to an asylum in 1938, five years after T.S. Eliot deserted her. This biography looks at their troubled marriage and how it was to provide the inspiration for "The Waste Land". When Tom and Vivienne married on 28 June 1915 they had known each other only a few months. He quickly introduced Vivienne to his mentor, the exploitative Bertrand Russell who under the guise of taking the Eliots under his wing drew Vivienne into an ever-closer, and ultimately devastating relationship. Inevitably the Eliots became involved in the emotional merry-go-round of the Bloomsbury and Garsington circles and ... Read more
Vivienne Eliot was committed to an asylum in 1938, five years after T.S. Eliot deserted her. This biography looks at their troubled marriage and how it was to provide the inspiration for "The Waste Land". When Tom and Vivienne married on 28 June 1915 they had known each other only a few months. He quickly introduced Vivienne to his mentor, the exploitative Bertrand Russell who under the guise of taking the Eliots under his wing drew Vivienne into an ever-closer, and ultimately devastating relationship. Inevitably the Eliots became involved in the emotional merry-go-round of the Bloomsbury and Garsington circles and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Constable
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780094792708
SKU
KKD0007592
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Carole Seymour-Jones
Carole Seymour-Jones is the author of Beatrice and Sydney Webb, and has spent the last five years researching this life of Vivienne Eliot. She received a Visiting Fellowship from the Paul Mellon Foundation for her work on the archives held at the Harry Ransom Research Center, University of Texas, Austin.
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