Flower Beneath the Foot
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With an introduction by Alan HollinghurstAt the fantastical court of King Willie and Her Dreaminess the Queen of Pisuerga, maid of honour Laura de Nazianzi and His Weariness Prince Yousef whisper promises to each other in the palace gardens. But Laura is destined for disappointment. The King and Queen have plans for a royal wedding for their Prince, and the young woman in their sights is none other than Princess Elsie of England. The court is all aflutter . . .First published in 1923, Ronald Firbank's The Flower Beneath the Foot is a flamboyant court satire and lyrical tour de force of innuendo and eccentricity. Read by many as a subversive celebration of homosexuality, this is a classic of modernist literature from a stylist like no other.
CONTRIBUTORS: Ronald Firbank
EAN: 9781509883578
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 155 g
HEIGHT: 197 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan
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GENRE: FICTION / Classics
WIDTH: 131 cm
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Book Themes:
Classic fiction: general and literary
With an introduction by Alan HollinghurstAt the fantastical court of King Willie and Her Dreaminess the Queen of Pisuerga, maid of honour Laura de Nazianzi and His Weariness Prince Yousef whisper promises to each other in the palace gardens. But Laura is destined for disappointment. The King and Queen have plans for a royal wedding for their Prince, and the young woman in their sights is none other than Princess Elsie of England. The court is all aflutter . . .First published in 1923, Ronald Firbank's The Flower Beneath the Foot is a flamboyant court satire and lyrical tour de force of innuendo and eccentricity. Read by many as a subversive celebration of homosexuality, this is a classic of modernist literature from a stylist like no other.
CONTRIBUTORS: Ronald Firbank
EAN: 9781509883578
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 155 g
HEIGHT: 197 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: FICTION / Classics
WIDTH: 131 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Classic fiction: general and literary
Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank was born in London in 1886. His writing has been championed by English novelists including E. M. Forster, Evelyn Waugh, Alan Hollinghurst and Simon Raven. He died in Rome in 1926 and is buried in the Campo Verano cemetery.
