The Life of Kenneth Tynan
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0688050808 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 597 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Publishers Weekly Irrefutably, critic, essayist and biographer Kenneth Tynan (1927-1980) was extraordinary"sui generis" as the author, his second wife, asserts in this perceptive and richly entertaining biography, a clever mix of objective and subjective elements. Precocious at school, a legend at Oxford (both for his brillance and his Oscar Wildean flamboyance), Tynan went on to become the champion of John Osborne and the other "angry young men" A persistent gadfly of the establishment who delighted to shock (he was the deviser of Oh! Calcutta), he was the co-architect, with Olivier, of England's National Theatre; and, according
Life of Kenneth Tynan, The, by Tynan, Kathleen
Five Stars Margaret T. Sacco Tynan was a genuine wit that should not be forgotten.. The one & the only I discovered Tynan almost by accident--I misremembered an essay by Jaques Barzun praising the journals of a different English theater critic (James Agate--an early recognizer of Tynan's brilliance, incidentally), and inadvertantly bought Tynan's instead; and I don't regret it one bit. (It was only after finishing the biography by Kathleen Tynan that I realized that a book called Intellectuals--a little, angry, narrow, but wickedly fun work by the conservative histori. Suzinne Barrett said A Complicated Man of Letters. How depressing. No reviews for this book, and it can be had for a penny. Kathleen and Kenneth deserve so much more than this sad state of affairs. This book is a distinguished and well written biography by Kathleen Tynan about her husband for some 1A Complicated Man of Letters How depressing. No reviews for this book, and it can be had for a penny. Kathleen and Kenneth deserve so much more than this sad state of affairs. This book is a distinguished and well written biography by Kathleen Tynan about her husband for some 13 years, Kenneth Tynan. Kathleen and Ken didn't exactly have a traditional marriage because Ken Tynan wasn't exactly your run of the mill British theater critic. Aside from being a superb writer, he had an outrageous and t. years, Kenneth Tynan. Kathleen and Ken didn't exactly have a traditional marriage because Ken Tynan wasn't exactly your run of the mill British theater critic. Aside from being a superb writer, he had an outrageous and t