Seven Pillars of Wisdom：A Triumph (Penguin Modern Classics)

图书标准信息

• 作者 T.E. Lawrence（T.E. 劳伦斯） 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2000-03
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780141182766
• 定价 68.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 704页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Penguin Modern Classics

【内容简介】

Although'continuallyandbitterlyashamed'thattheArabshadriseninrevoltagainsttheTurksasaresultoffraudulentBritishpromisesofself-rule,Lawrenceledtheminatriumphantcampaignwhichrevolutionizedtheartofwar.
SevenPillarsofWisdomrecreatesepiceventswithextraordinaryvividness.InthewordsofE.M.Forster,'Roundthistent-poleofamilitarychronicle,T.E.hashunganunexampledfabricofportraits,descriptions,philosophies,emotions,adventures,dreams'.Howeverflawed,Lawrenceisoneofthetwentiethcentury'smostfascinatingfigures.Thisisthegreatestmonumenttohischaracterandachievements.

【作者简介】

T.E.Lawrencewasbornon16thAugust1888inTremadoginWales.HewasoneoffiveillegitimatechildrenborntotheSeventhBaronofWestmeath.HestudiedatJesusCollege,OxfordwherehebecameinterestedintheMiddleEast.HeworkedforBritishIntelligenceduringtheFirstWorldWarandfoughtwiththeArabforcestodefeattheTurks.Hisexploitsearnedhimthetitleof'LawrenceofArabia'backinBritain.Herresignedin1922andsoughtanonymityintheRAFwhereheenlistedasJohnHumeRoss.HelaterchangedhisnamebydeedpolltoT.E.Shaw.ShortlyafterretiringfromtheRAF,T.E.Lawrencediedinamotorcycleaccidenton19thMay1935.