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Literary rogues : a scandalous history of wayward authors

text Literary rogues : a scandalous history of wayward authors

Shaffer, Andrew.

Summary: Rock stars, rappers, and actors haven't always had a monopoly on misbehaving. There was a time when authors fought with both words and fists, a time when poets were the ones living fast and dying young. This witty, insightful and wildly entertaini... Read more

Contents: The vice lord: Sade -- The opium addict: Coleridge -- The pope of dope: De Quincy -- The apostle of affliction: Byron -- The Romantics: the Shelleys -- American Gothic: Poe --The Realists: Balzac, Flaubert, and Sand -- The fleshly school: Baudelai... Read more

Format: text

Description: xvi, 297 p. ; cm.

Publisher: Harper Perennial 2013

Library	Location	Status
Woodmere (Main Branch)	820.9 SHA in Adult Non-fiction	Available

Library	Location	Status
TADL-WOOD	820.9 SHA in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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