"...the proverb says that whoever sees the world from the back of
an elephant learns the secrets of the jungle and becomes a seer. I
had to be content to become a poet." -Lawrence Durrell Best known
for his novels and travel writing, Lawrence Durrell defied easy
classification within twentieth-century Modernism. His
anti-authoritarian tendencies put him at odds with many
contemporaries-aesthetically and politically. However, thanks to a
compelling recontextualization by editor James Gifford, these
thirty-eight previously unpublished and out-of-print essays and
letters reveal that Durrell's maturation as an artist was rich,
complex, and subtle. Durrell fans will treasure this selection of
rare nonfiction, while scholars of Durrell, Modernist literature,
anti-authoritarian artists, and the Personalist movement will also
appreciate Gifford's fine editorial work. "Gifford's scholarly
command of the archives shows-especially his working intimacy with
the unpublished archived words of Durrell's editors, publishers,
and collaborators. I have no doubt that this collection will serve
as a starting point for any number of new critical ventures into
the life and writing of Lawrence Durrell." -Charles Sligh,
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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