Jack Matthews (1) (1925–2013)
Auteur de Reading Matter: A Rabid Bibliophile's Adventures Among Old and Rare Books
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A propos de l'auteur
Jack Matthews is Distinguished Professor of English at Ohio University in Athens.
Crédit image: Jack Matthews himself, Uploaded by Robert Nagle of Personville Press with the permission of the author.
Œuvres de Jack Matthews
Beyond the Bridge 2 exemplaires
Book collecting and the search for reality 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Rediscoveries: Informal Essays in Which Well-Known Novelists Rediscover Neglected Works of Fiction by One of Their… (1971) — Contributeur — 27 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Matthews, John Harold
- Date de naissance
- 1925-07-22
- Date de décès
- 2013-11-28
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Études
- Ohio State University (BA ∙ Classics and English ∙ 1954)
- Professions
- Post office clerk
United States Coast Guard, 1943-45
Professor
short story writer
novelist
essayist - Prix et distinctions
- Florence Roberts Head award, 1967
Guggenheim grant, 1974
Ohio Arts Council award, 1989
Quill award (Massachusetts Review, Amherst), 1967 (Massachusetts Review ∙ Amherst) - Agent
- Ann Elmo Agency
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 30
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 341
- Popularité
- #69,903
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 41
- ISBN
- 32
This is a great play for mythological history buffs, with plenty of jokes, references, and an amusing reveal at the end that can only be described as the purest form of tragic comedy. Lovers of wordplay will appreciate some of the arguments, and the voice cast does a good job as well. As described, or forewarned, if you prefer, the play is deeply irritating and I really appreciate the effort that went into making it so.
Thanks to Robert Nagle with Personville Press for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review, it was very much appreciated.… (plus d'informations)