Aug 7, 2010

Weak Endnotes

by Cliopatria

James Forrester,"The Lying Art of Historical Fiction," Books Blog, 6 August, argues that the acceptability of inaccuracy in historical fiction depends on whether or not it is constructive.

Stephen Bales reviews Yun Lee Too's The Idea of the Library in the Ancient World, for the THE, 5 August.

Don MacRaild reviews Thomas Bartlett's Ireland: A History for the THE, 5 August.

Anne Sebba,"'They Adore Titles ...'," Literary Review, August, reviews Jehanne Wake's Sisters of Fortune: The First American Heiresses to Take Europe by Storm.

Lauren Elkin reviews Lorenza Foschini's Proust's Overcoat: The True Story of One Man's Passion for All Things Proust for bookforum, 6 August.

Blake Bailey,"Mad to Talk," NYT, 6 August, reviews Bill Morgan and David Stanford, eds., Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters.

John Sutherland,"Wake Up, England!" Literary Review, August, reviews Gabriel Josipovici's What Ever Happened to Modernism?.

Terry Breverton,"Literary Last Words," Guardian, 5 August, features the last words of literary giants from Samuel Johnson to James Joyce.