George D. Painter (1914–2005)
Auteur de Marcel Proust : 1871-1922
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de George D. Painter
Marcel proust : les années de jeunesse 1871-1903 . traduit de l'anglais par g. cattaui et r.-p. vial et préfacé par… (1959) 111 exemplaires
Marcel Proust: Letters to His Mother 1 exemplaire
William Caxton and the 1482 Polychronicon 1 exemplaire
The road to Sinodun 1 exemplaire
André Gide; a critical biography 1 exemplaire
Marcel Proust les années de jeunesse + les années de maturité George D. Painter - 2 volumes 1 exemplaire
André Gide 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Painter, George Duncan
- Date de naissance
- 1914-06-05
- Date de décès
- 2005-12-08
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Études
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Professions
- biographer
incunabulist - Organisations
- British Museum (Department of Printed Books)
- Prix et distinctions
- OBE
FRSL
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 15
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 695
- Popularité
- #36,412
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 37
- Langues
- 5
Cracks start to appear when he moves on to Caxton’s time as a diplomat. Painter fails to properly introduce the political players involved so we’re left adrift in a sea of names. At other times the reverse is the problem. He may mention some person who was tangentially involved with Caxton and gives their entire bloody life story in a footnote only for them never to appear again. It’s impossible to know at the time what information your brain needs to retain. His account of the printing business is sometimes interesting, sometimes dull. How is it possible to make an account of the first books printed in England dull? Painter is not a particularly good writer and at times this reads like a source book for a real biographer to use.… (plus d'informations)