Dorian: A Peculiar Edition with Annotated Text & Scholarship
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0991189221 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 342 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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This Peculiar Edition combines the original 1921 novel with excerpts from Anderson's original typescript, fresh critical analysis of the novel, new notes on the text for the modern reader, and much more. The hardback edition can be purchased directly from the publisher, peculiarpages. Lawrence, and, Dorian's favorite, Charles Dickens. DORIAN TRENT is a young man with a head full of conflicting ideas. Celebrate this valedictory accomplishment of one of America's great lost novelists-and the grandfather of Mormon literature-by joining Dorian on his journey through philosophy, theology, romance, pain, struggle-and just the right amount of resolution.Dorian: A Peculiar Edition Whether returning to Anderson or meeting him for the first time, this Peculiar Edition is a journey into new levels of artistry and complexity--as well as a great yarn for a fireside read.. His mentor thinks Dorian will uncover the ultimate resolution between science and religion, but who will resolve his own confusion when it comes to Mildred and Carlia?Dorian is the final work of Norwegian-American Mormon author Nephi Anderson, a mature masterpiece that has garnered favorable comparisons to the works of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, D.H
Dre said If you're going to read Dorian (and I think you should), this edition is your best option. This Peculiar Edition makes a strong case for returning to Nephi Anderson as a serious and important writer. The novel is something of a coming of age story: Dorian, a farm boy from small town Utah, balances youthful romance and caring for his single mother with his personal quest to one day be counted among the greatest of minds, both secular and sacred, by finally reconciling science and religion. The accompanying essays and annotations of this edition urge modern readers to reflect upon the significance of the novel's premise and consider what the novel reveals about Mormons and Mormonism in the early "If you're going to read Dorian (and I think you should), this edition is your best option" according to Dre. This Peculiar Edition makes a strong case for returning to Nephi Anderson as a serious and important writer. The novel is something of a coming of age story: Dorian, a farm boy from small town Utah, balances youthful romance and caring for his single mother with his personal quest to one day be counted among the greatest of minds, both secular and sacred, by finally reconciling science and religion. The accompanying essays and annotations of this edition urge modern readers to reflect upon the significance of the novel's premise and consider what the novel reveals about Mormons and Mormonism in the early 20th Centu. 0th Centu
In my opinion, the truly spectacular contribution of this edition is to be found in the notes and scholarly essays that follow the novel. --Dr. Julie J. The notes, compiled by Eric Jepson with input from a number of other scholars, explain the historical and social context and literary allusions of the novel with gratifying thoroughness. I think Dorian: A Peculiar Edition with Annotated Text & Scholarship is an important work, consciously-written and genuinely literary, that deserves our attention now as an example of a si
His family emigrated to Utah to join other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1871. His first wife, Asenath, died in 1904. As an adult, Anderson worked as an educator, author, and genealogist; he served two missions to Europe where he worked in publishing in addition to other missionary tasks. He married his second, Maud, in 1908. . CHRISTIAN NEPHI ANDERSON was born in Norway on January 22, 1865. He died on January 6, 1923