Seven Pillars of Wisdom：A Triumph (Penguin Modern Classics)

作者 T.E. Lawrence著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2000年3月第1版
ISBN 9780141182766
定价 68.00

内容简介

Although'continuallyandbitterlyashamed'thattheArabshadriseninrevoltagainsttheTurksasaresultoffraudulentBritishpromisesofself-rule,Lawrenceledtheminatriumphantcampaignwhichrevolutionizedtheartofwar.SevenPillarsofWisdomrecreatesepiceventswithextraordinaryvividness.InthewordsofE.M.Forster,'Roundthistent-poleofamilitarychronicle,T.E.hashunganunexampledfabricofportraits,descriptions,philosophies,emotions,adventures,dreams'.Howeverflawed,Lawrenceisoneofthetwentiethcentury'smostfascinatingfigures.Thisisthegreatestmonumenttohischaracterandachievements.

作者简介

T.E.Lawrencewasbornon16thAugust1888inTremadoginWales.HewasoneoffiveillegitimatechildrenborntotheSeventhBaronofWestmeath.HestudiedatJesusCollege,OxfordwherehebecameinterestedintheMiddleEast.HeworkedforBritishIntelligenceduringtheFirstWorldWarandfoughtwiththeArabforcestodefeattheTurks.Hisexploitsearnedhimthetitleof'LawrenceofArabia'backinBritain.Herresignedin1922andsoughtanonymityintheRAFwhereheenlistedasJohnHumeRoss.HelaterchangedhisnamebydeedpolltoT.E.Shaw.ShortlyafterretiringfromtheRAF,T.E.Lawrencediedinamotorcycleaccidenton19thMay1935.

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