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Lytton Strachey
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Lytton Strachey, whose iconoclastic reexaminations of historical figures forever changed the course of modern biographical writing, was born in London on March 1, 1880. He was educated in a series of private schools and attended University College, Liverpool, before entering Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1899. In London he found work as an essayist for various journals and became the drama critic for
The Spectator. The favorable reception of his first book,
Landmarks in French Literature (1912), bolstered his commitment to writing. Virginia Woolf said: ""The figure of Lytton Strachey is so important a figure in the history of biography that it compels a pause. For his three famous books,
Eminent Victorians,
Queen Victoria, and
Elizabeth and Essex, are of a stature to show both what biography can do and what biography cannot do. . . . The anger and the interest that his short studies of
Eminent Victorians aroused showed that he was able to make Manning, Florence Nightingale, Gordon, and the rest live as they had not lived since they were actually in the flesh. . . . In the lives of the two great Queens, Elizabeth and Victoria, he attempted a far more ambitious task. Biography had never had a fairer chance of showing what it could do. For it was now being put to the test by a writer who was capable of making use of all the liberties that biography had won."""
In 'The Collected Biographies of Eminent Victorians,' Lytton Strachey explores the lives of four influential figures of the Victorian era: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Arnold, and General Gordon. Through his unique blend of wit, irony, and incisive analysis, Strachey presents a revisionist take on these iconic figures, challenging traditional hero-worship and idealized portraits. The book is written in a distinctive literary style known as 'Stracheyan,' characterized by its sharp prose and unconventional narrative structure, which reflects the author's rejection of Victorian sanctimony. Strachey's critical approach to biography marks a turning point in the genre, influencing later biographers and historians. His exploration of the complexities and contradictions of his subjects offers readers a fresh perspective on familiar historical figures, making the book a compelling read for those interested in Victorian literature and history.
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