The Resource A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents, Matthew Spender
A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents, Matthew Spender
Resource Information
The item A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents, Matthew Spender represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents, Matthew Spender represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- A intimate portrait of Stephen Spender's extraordinary life written by Matthew Spender, shifting between memoir and biography, with new insights drawn from personal recollections and his father's copious unpublished archives. He made friends with W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood while at Oxford, and together the three had wild adventures in Europe, where they became early critics of Hitler and the rise of fascism. Like his friends, Stephen was drawn to other men, yet he eventually married Natasha Litvin, an ambitious young concert pianist, and together they started a family. Matthew Spender grew up in postwar England as the child of two celebrated artists deeply immersed in the political and cultural life of their times. His father, always susceptible to the allure of young men, was unable either to stop himself for the sake of his family, or to reveal his secret life; and his mother's suffering led her on a strange introspective quest of her own. 'A House in St. John's Wood' is at once a remarkably clear-eyed attempt to make sense of the many conflicting messages of his unconventional youth and a deeply felt portrait of his magnetic father and guarded mother. Drawing on a wide range of unpublished letters and diaries, secret documents and youthful memories, Matthew Spender tells the story of a singular family caught in the midst of its own cold war
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 438 pages
- Note
- First published: 2015
- Isbn
- 9780008132088
- Label
- A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents
- Title
- A house in St John's Wood
- Title remainder
- in search of my parents
- Statement of responsibility
- Matthew Spender
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A intimate portrait of Stephen Spender's extraordinary life written by Matthew Spender, shifting between memoir and biography, with new insights drawn from personal recollections and his father's copious unpublished archives. He made friends with W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood while at Oxford, and together the three had wild adventures in Europe, where they became early critics of Hitler and the rise of fascism. Like his friends, Stephen was drawn to other men, yet he eventually married Natasha Litvin, an ambitious young concert pianist, and together they started a family. Matthew Spender grew up in postwar England as the child of two celebrated artists deeply immersed in the political and cultural life of their times. His father, always susceptible to the allure of young men, was unable either to stop himself for the sake of his family, or to reveal his secret life; and his mother's suffering led her on a strange introspective quest of her own. 'A House in St. John's Wood' is at once a remarkably clear-eyed attempt to make sense of the many conflicting messages of his unconventional youth and a deeply felt portrait of his magnetic father and guarded mother. Drawing on a wide range of unpublished letters and diaries, secret documents and youthful memories, Matthew Spender tells the story of a singular family caught in the midst of its own cold war
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Spender, Matthew
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Spender, Stephen
- Spender, Natasha
- Spender, Matthew
- Poets, English
- Critics
- Pianists
- Label
- A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents, Matthew Spender
- Note
- First published: 2015
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057864200
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 438 pages
- Isbn
- 9780008132088
- Lccn
- 2015022210
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)953389826
- Label
- A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents, Matthew Spender
- Note
- First published: 2015
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057864200
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 438 pages
- Isbn
- 9780008132088
- Lccn
- 2015022210
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)953389826
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/portal/A-house-in-St-Johns-Wood--in-search-of-my/ekR_9U2JWXg/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/portal/A-house-in-St-Johns-Wood--in-search-of-my/ekR_9U2JWXg/">A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents, Matthew Spender</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/">Randwick City Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents, Matthew Spender
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/portal/A-house-in-St-Johns-Wood--in-search-of-my/ekR_9U2JWXg/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/portal/A-house-in-St-Johns-Wood--in-search-of-my/ekR_9U2JWXg/">A house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents, Matthew Spender</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/">Randwick City Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
