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The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges
over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the
twentieth century's most quotable authors. For this new
twenty-first-century edition, devoted admirers can be sure to find
their favourite verse and stories. But a variety of fresh material
has also been added to create a fuller, more authentic picture of
her life's work. There are some stories new to the Portable, 'Such
a Pretty Little Picture,' along with a selection of articles
written for such disparate publications as Vogue, McCall's, House
and Garden, and New Masses. Two of these pieces concern home
decorating, a subject not usually associated with Mrs Parker.
Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of great
intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and
creative age. A comprehensive account of the life of Eleanor of
Aquitaine. The wife of King Louis VII of France and then of King
Henry II of England, and mother to Richard Coeur de Lion and King
John, she became the key political figure of the 12th century.
Eleanor's long life inspired a number of legends. At twenty-five
she set out for the Holy Land as a Crusader and at seventy-eight
she crossed the Pyreness to Spain to fetch the granddaughter whose
marriage would be, she hoped, a pledge of peace between England and
France. This is a compassionate biography of this charismatic queen
and the world she ruled over.
In her exuberant new work, BOBBED HAIR AND BATHTUB GIN, Marion
Meade presents a portrait of four extraordinary writers--Dorothy
Parker, Zelda Fitzgerald, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Edna
Ferber--whose loves, lives, and literary endeavors embodied the
spirit of the 1920s.
Capturing the jazz rhythms and desperate gaiety that defined the
era, Meade gives us Parker, Fitzgerald, Millay, and Ferber, traces
the intersections of their lives, and describes the men (F. Scott
Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson, Harold Ross, and Robert Benchley) who
influenced them, loved them, and sometimes betrayed them. Here are
the social and literary triumphs (Parker's Round Table witticisms
appeared almost daily in the newspapers and Ferber and Millay won
Pulitzer Prizes) and inevitably the penances each paid: crumbled
love affairs, abortions, depression, lost beauty, nervous
breakdowns, and finally, overdoses and even madness.
These literary heroines did what they wanted, said what they
thought, living wholly in the moment. They kicked open the door for
twentieth-century women writers and set a new model for every woman
trying to juggle the serious issues of economic independence,
political power, and sexual freedom. Meade recreates the
excitement, romance, and promise of the 1920s, a decade celebrated
for cultural innovation--the birth of jazz, the beginning of
modernism--and social and sexual liberation, bringing to light, as
well, the anxiety and despair that lurked beneath the nonstop
partying and outrageous behavior.
A vibrant mixture of literary scholarship, social history, and
scandal, BOBBED HAIR AND BATHTUB GIN is a rich evocation of a
period that will forever intrigue and captivate us.
One of the foremost humorists in literature, Dorothy Parker drew
from the dark side of her imagination to pen "The Ladies of the
Corridor". Loosely based on Parker's life, it is a searing drama
about women living on their own in a New York residence hotel. With
husbands dead and children, if any, too busy for aging parents, the
ladies are empty-nesters struggling with lives that have lost their
centers. Co-written with famed Hollywood playwright Arnaud
d'Usseau, "The Ladies of the Corridor" is a frank meditation on the
limitations of a woman's life that teems with Parker's signature
wit.
Nathanael West was a comic artist whose insight into the
brutalities and absurdities of modern life proved prophetic. He is
famous for two masterpieces, " Miss Lonelyhearts "and the most
penetrating novel ever written about Hollywood, "The Day of the
Locust." Eileen McKenney, accidental muse and literary heroine,
fled Cleveland in search of romance and adventure, inspiring her
sister's humorous stories, "My Sister Eileen," which led to stage,
film, and television adaptations.
Until their tragic deaths in 1940, husband and wife were intimate
with many of the literary, theatrical, and movie notables of the
era, and in this dual biography, they provide a one-of-a-kind lens
into a world that continues to capture artists' imaginations. With
trenchant insight and erudite charm, acclaimed biographer Marion
Meade restores the star-crossed lovers to their rightful places in
the rich cultural tapestry of interwar America and paints a lively
tableau of one of the country's most engrossing eras.
Buster Keaton (1895-1966) was a brilliant comedian and filmmaker
who conceived, wrote, directed, acted, and even edited most of his
ten feature films and nineteen short comedies, which are perhaps
the finest silent pictures ever made. With a face of stone and a
mind that engineered breathtakingly intricate moments of slapstick,
Keaton has become an icon of the American cinema. Marion Meade's
definitive biography explores his often brutal childhood acting
experiences, the making of his masterpieces, his shame at his own
lack of education, his life-threatening alcoholism, and his
turbulent marriages. Based on four years of research and more than
200 interviews with notables such as Billy Wilder, Leni
Riefenstahl, Gene Kelly, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Irene Mayer
Selznik, as well as members of Keaton's family who had previously
refused to discuss him, Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase is a
startling and moving account of the troubled life of a cinematic
genius.
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Bitching (Paperback)
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In the early 1970s, the national conversation regarding feminism
was very different. Public discussions of womanhood—single life,
marriage, workplace harassment, rights, gripes—were often
channeled through movement spokeswomen and always refracted through
the lens of talking to men about men. Little was shared about the
chats happening behind closed doors where everyday women talked to
women without the threat of men listening in. But, all that changed
with the book Bitching. Originally published in
1973, Bitching is journalist and author Marion
Meade’s deep and insightful investigation into the real dialogue
happening inside coffee klatches, consciousness‑raising groups,
and therapist’s sessions. Using excerpts from real taped
conversations, Meade presents the frustration, anger, resigned
acceptance, and scathing humor that make up the female experience
from birth to grave. For the first time, male chauvinist behavior
goes fully examined and unexcused, and the roles men force upon
women get broken down to their sometimes ridiculous component
parts. A snapshot into a key time in the feminist movement, this
book is a must‑read for anyone interested in how far we have come
. . . or how much we have stayed the same.
“A psychologically nuanced, tough-minded portrait” of the New
York filmmaker and his relationships with Mia Farrow and Soon-Yi
Previn (Publishers Weekly). Writer, director, actor, humorist.
Woody Allen stands as one of our era’s most celebrated artists.
Starting in the 1950s, Allen began crafting a larger‑than‑life
neurotic persona that has since entertained and enlightened
millions. In his films, widely thought to be autobiographical
explorations of his own comic fears and fixations, Allen carefully
controlled the public’s view of him as a lovable scamp. But that
all came crashing down the day Mia Farrow found a Polaroid on her
mantle. What followed was a flurry of sensational headlines and
legal battles. His relationship with Soon‑Yi Previn, thirty-four
years his junior and the step‑daughter of his longtime
girlfriend, caused shockwaves in the public’s perception of the
director, yet few biographers and journalists have explored what
happened and why. In this, the first deep investigation of
Allen’s life and the events surrounding his split with Farrow,
biographer Marion Meade tracks down dozens of friends, actors,
neighbors, and film historians. They open up with insights and
details rare in the world of wealth and celebrity. What results is
a fascinating portrait of a flawed genius, as adept at constructing
his own image as he is at crafting films. Rereleased and updated,
this is an unauthorized biography that neither Woody Allen’s fans
nor his detractors will be able to put down. The revised and
updated edition was reviewed in the Wall Street
Journal in 2013 by Carl Rollyson, in a roundup of the five
best Hollywood biographies.
Victoria Woodhull is a historical figure too often ignored and
undervalued by historians. Although she never achieved political
power, her actions and her presence on the political scene helped
begin to change the way Americans thought about the right to vote,
particularly women’s suffrage, and she set the stage for
political emancipations to come throughout the twentieth century.
Woodhull was a product of and a revolutionary within the socially
conservative Victorian era, which predominated in the United States
as much as it did in England. She was an anomaly within her time,
an unlikely and unconventional woman. She came from a background of
poverty and her careers prior to entering politics included
fortune‑telling, acting, being a stock broker, journalism, and
lecturing on women’s rights. She ran for president of the United
States in 1872. At that time, she had twice been divorced and she
outraged even the feminists of her day by refusing to confine her
campaign to the issue of women’s suffrage. She advocated a single
sexual standard for men and women, legalization of prostitution,
reform of the marriage and family institutions, and “free
love.” She shocked a nation largely because her plain‑speaking
was designed to expose the endemic hypocrisy of “respectable”
people in society. Marion Meade has created a vivid picture of the
colorful figure that was Victoria Woodhull, but she also fully
portrays the era in which she lived, in all of its truest and often
most unflattering colors. She makes the 1870s read in many ways
like the 1970s, not just because Victoria Woodhull was far ahead of
her own time but also because many people in the present era are
still culturally behind the times.
A holy war is sweeping France, razing cities and destroying the
peaceful lives of those considered heretics. Sybille d’Astarac,
born to pampered luxury, is a gifted female troubadour. But her
poems grow dark as the Catholic crusade seeks to eradicate her
sect. In the face of massacre, can Sybille survive the Inquisition?
Will her love songs? A work of stunning historical fiction, Sybille
displays Marion Meade's pitch‑perfect understanding of strong
women facing the harsh realities of life in medieval times. As
Robin Morgan, author of The Anatomy of Freedom, writes, this book
is “an inspiration for women and an illumination for all
readers.”
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