Cover of Creators

Mark as

Creators

by Paul Bede Johnson

Twenty years ago Paul Johnson published Intellectuals, biographical essays forming what Kingsley Amis described as "a valuable and entertaining Rogues' Gallery of Adventures of the Mind." It was a bestseller in many of the score of languages into which it was translated, but also criticized for describing clever people "so as to bring out their bad behavior" (Bernard Williams, New York Review of Books).Paul Johnson now meets the charge with this companion volume of essays on outstanding and prolific creative spirits. He looks at writers from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Mark Twain and T. S....

Buy this book Review

See on goodreads | librarything

More by Paul Bede Johnson

Cover of A History of American People

Cover of A History Of Christianity Part 1 Of 2

Cover of A History Of Christianity Part 2 Of 2

Cover of A History of the English People

Cover of A History of the Jews

Cover of A History of the Jews, Part. 1

Cover of A History of the Jews Part 1 of 2

Cover of A History of the Jews (Part II)

Cover of Antiguo Egipto

A Place in History

Cover of Castles of England, Scotland and Wales

Cover of Creators

Cover of Die Renaissance

Cover of Enemies of Society

Cover of Historia del Cristianismo

Cover of Historia del Cristianismo - Edicion Actualizada

Cover of Historia de los judíos

Cover of History of Christianity - Part 1

Cover of History of Christianity Part 2 of 2

Cover of Intelectuales

Cover of Intellectuals

Recent activity

Rate this book to see your activity here.

Comments and reviews

Please sign in to leave a comment