Bøger af Cyril Connolly

This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.

The Condemned Playground is a collection of essays by Cyril Connolly, an English literary critic and writer. The book was first published in 1945 and is considered a classic of English literature. The essays in the book cover a wide range of topics, from literature and art to politics and society. Connolly's writing is known for its wit, intelligence, and insight, and his essays are characterized by their sharp observations and penetrating analysis.Some of the essays in The Condemned Playground are focused on specific authors and works of literature, such as James Joyce's Ulysses and Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. Others explore broader themes, such as the decline of Western civilization, the rise of totalitarianism, and the role of the intellectual in society.Despite the serious nature of many of the essays, Connolly's writing is often laced with humor and irony. He is a master of the aphorism and his writing is filled with memorable quotes and witty turns of phrase.Overall, The Condemned Playground is a thought-provoking and insightful collection of essays that offers a unique perspective on the literary and cultural landscape of mid-20th century England.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

First published in 1945, The Condemned Playground expresses the author¿s personal views on art and literature and the social science.

This enduring classic is "a book which, no matter how many readers it will ever have, will never have enough" (Ernest Hemingway).

"Whom the gods wish to destroy," writes Cyril Connolly, "they first call promising." First published in 1938 and long out of print, Enemies of Promise, an "inquiry into the problem of how to write a book that lasts ten years," tests the boundaries of criticism, journalism, and autobiography with the blistering prose that became Connolly's trademark. Connolly here confronts the evils of domesticity, politics, drink, and advertising as well as novelists such as Joyce, Proust, Hemingway, and Faulkner in essays that remain fresh and penetrating to this day. "A fine critic, compulsive traveler, and candid autobiographer. . . . [Connolly] lays down the law for all writers who wanted to count. . . . He had imagination and decisive images flashed with the speed of wit in his mind."-V. S. Pritchett, New York Review of Books "Anyone who writes, or wants to write, will find something on just about every single page that either endorses a long-held prejudice or outrages, and that makes it a pretty compelling read. . . . You end up muttering back at just about every ornately constructed pensée that Connolly utters, but that's one of the joys of this book."-Nick Hornby, The Believer "A remarkable book."-Anthony Powell