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Cargando... Lawrence y los árabes (1927)por Robert Graves
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I really wanted to like this book. It's about a fascinating character, written by one of my favorite authors--a personal friend of Lawrence's. And I did like parts: the beginning and the end when Graves talked about Lawrence's early life and his life after the WWI campaign with the Arabs. The middle sagged and I found myself skimming over the blow by blow descriptions of (it felt like) nearly every raid or battle that Lawrence engaged in with the Arab uprising. The writing and history were as dry as the desert setting with only an occasional oasis of passion or insight into the major players. I wanted to know what motivated and inspired Lawrence and his Arab friends and foes. What I got was narrative that sounded like it came from field reports. I like biography and read a lot of it. I think Graves' version of Lawrence's life suffers from his personal friendship. I felt he held back. ( ) Many details about T.E. Lawrence are well-known, but there is still some interesting information to be gleaned in Graves' book, published in 1928. Lawrence is best known for his role in helping the Arabs against the Ottoman Empire, the main subject of this work. Lawrence chose Emir Faisal, the son of Sharif Hussein, to lead the Arab Revolt. And it was Faisal who asked Lawrence to wear Arab costume because his men associated khaki with Turkish soldiers. Graves' writing tends towards the dated style that is quite dry, but it is clear, without resorting to promotion of his friend, although he clearly thought highly of the very talented Lawrence. In fact, his friendship with Lawrence meant he was able to write more knowledgeably about him. A lot of the military manoeuvres were less interesting to me and at times difficult to follow, but necessary to understand events then and later. He was an exceptional strategist making him a hero with Arab forces and legend throughout the world. There is an interesting section about Lawrence's life after the Arab Revolt when he joined the RAF, and his interest in motor cycles. There is no doubt that Lawrence had a magnetic personality. This section includes information about his work Seven Pillars of Wisdom and the shorter version Revolt in the Desert. The former, was written as a record of the Revolt, not meant for popular publication. A snippet of information from another source reports that Lawrence gave a copy of Graves' book to his commanding officer, Sydney Smith. He had pencilled in over 30 amendments, and advised Smith with typical modesty "Do not take Graves' book as very true!". This copy sold for £7200 at auction in 2010. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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T. E. Lawrence began his lifelong affair with the Middle East as a student at Oxford, taking a four-month walking tour of Syria to study the Crusaders' castles. He later returned to the area as an archaeologist and was attached to British Army Intelligence in Egypt at the outbreak of World War I. In 1916, he set out on his greatest adventure: with no backing, Lawrence joined Arab forces facing almost insurmountable odds in a rebellion against Turkish domination. His brilliance as a desert-war strategist made him a hero among the Arabs and a legend throughout the world, earning him the moniker "Lawrence of Arabia." But his near-pathological dislike of publicity led him to a life of self-imposed obscurity as T. E. Shaw, anonymous RAF soldier. This is the official biography of a unique leader of men whose larger-than-life presence still echoes. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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