The Rings of SaturnW. G. Sebald's new book is a work of imaginative literature, the fictional record of a journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, Sebald's home for the last 20 years. It is also an exploration of England's pastoral and imperial past. |
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In common with other English writers of the seventeenth century, Browne wrote
out of the fullness of his erudition, deploying a vast repertoire of quotations and
the names of authorities who had gone before, creating complex metaphors and
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In common with other English writers of the seventeenth century, Browne wrote
out of the fullness of his erudition, deploying a vast repertoire of quotations and
the names of authorities who had gone before, creating complex metaphors and
...
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The Rubaiyat was published in 1859, and it was also in that year that William
Browne, who probably meant more to FitzGerald than anyone else on earth, died
a painful death from serious injuries sustained in a hunting accident. The paths of
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The Rubaiyat was published in 1859, and it was also in that year that William
Browne, who probably meant more to FitzGerald than anyone else on earth, died
a painful death from serious injuries sustained in a hunting accident. The paths of
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unknown reader, Browne compares this “Musæum Clausum” with the Musæum
Aldrovandi, the Musæum Calceolarianum; the Casa Abbellita at Loretto, and the
repositories of the Emperor Rudolf at Prague and Vienna, all of them famed ...
unknown reader, Browne compares this “Musæum Clausum” with the Musæum
Aldrovandi, the Musæum Calceolarianum; the Casa Abbellita at Loretto, and the
repositories of the Emperor Rudolf at Prague and Vienna, all of them famed ...
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LibraryThing Review
Nutzerbericht - datrappert - LibraryThingAfter being very impressed by Austerlitz, I bought the Kindle version of the Rings of Saturn, which was on sale at a bargain price. First, I highly recommend reading Sebald's work on Kindle because he ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
LibraryThing Review
Nutzerbericht - MichaelODullard - LibraryThingThe Rings of Saturn - with its curious archive of photographs - records a walking tour of the eastern coast of England. A few of the things which cross the path and mind of its narrator (who both is ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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