The Isherwood Century
Subtitle: Essays on the Life and Work of Christopher Isherwood
Contributors: James J. Berg (Editor); Chris Freeman (Editor)
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: July 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780299167004
Subjects: Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Isherwood, Christopher - Prose & Criticism; Literary Criticism; Biography / Autobiography; English; Biography/Autobiography; USA; Historical - British; Literary; Specific Groups - Male Gay Studies; Isherwood, Christopher; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; 1904-; 1904-1986; 20th century; Authors, English; Biography; Isherwood, Christopher,
Description: "Best known for Goodbye to Berlin - the inspiration for the Tony and Oscar award-winning musical Cabaret - Christopher Isherwood has always been considered both a literary and a gay pioneer." "In The Isherwood Century, editors James J. Berg and Chris Freeman have gathered twenty-four essays and interviews on Christopher Isherwood's life and work. The volume, the first of its kind on Isherwood, offers a fresh, in-depth view of the author, his literary legacy, and his continuing influence."--BOOK JACKET.