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“I read Zuleika Dobson with pleasure. It represents the Oxford that the two World Wars have destroyed with a charm that is not likely to be reproduced anywhere in the world for the next thousand years.” —Bertrand Russell “Of comic novels that have quaffed the elixir of ‘classic’: Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm.” —Cynthia Ozick
Zuleika Dobson est une œuvre rare et rafraîchissante, exquise réussite d’un écrivain trop méconnu. Né en 1872, «l’incomparable Max» Beerbohm, comme l’avait surnommé George Bernard Shaw, était victorien jusqu’à un certain point, ironique jusqu’à un autre et espiègle sur toute la ligne. Caricaturiste de talent, critique ...
Zuleika Dobson is a beautiful young woman who visits her grandfather, who is warden of Judas College, Oxford. Her arrival in Oxford causes consternation as all the undergraduates (Oxford was exclusively male at that time) fall in love with her, from the American Rhodes scholar Oover to the fourteenth Duke of Dorset. Zuleika, however, states ...
15 de abr. de 2010 · 18 juin 2023. Zuleika Dobson, jeune femme au charme envoûtant, qui vit de tours de magie qu'elle partage de pays en pays, alors qu'ils ne sont que d'une bien piètre qualité, décide de rendre visite à son grand-père, recteur d'une université d'Oxford.
1. Love and Obsession. In “Zuleika Dobson,” Beerbohm explores the themes of love and obsession, showcasing the irrationality and self-destructiveness of unbridled infatuation. The novel’s protagonist, Zuleika, becomes the object of desire for nearly every young man in Oxford, leading to disastrous consequences. 2.
6 de ago. de 2023 · Zuleika Bronson Early Life. She was born on August 4th, 1971, in Los Angeles, California as the only natural-born daughter of Charles and Jill. She has several half and adoptive siblings. Having been born in Los Angeles, Zuleika spent the major portion of her childhood in Bel-Air. An interesting anecdote regarding Zuleika’s birth.
14 de set. de 1998 · Zuleika Dobson is a highly accomplished and superbly written book whose spirit is farcical," said E. M. Forster. "It is a great work--the most consistent achievement of fantasy in our time . . . so funny and charming, so iridescent yet so profound." Originally published in 1911, Max Beerbohm's sparklingly wicked satire concerns the unlikely ...
- Max Beerbohm
