Dear Shadows (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: John Wain
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Memoir
- Time of Work: The twentieth century
- Setting: England, Switzerland, Paris, New York, and Wales
- Principal Characters: John Wain, Nevill Coghill, Julia, Arnold Wain, Tantine, Marshall McLuhan, Harvey Breit, Bill Coleman, Robert Lowell, Werner, Richard Burton, Conway
- Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Acting or actors, Memory, Twentieth century, Music or musicians, Friendship, Biography
Form and Content
In the foreword to Dear Shadows, John Wain explains the purpose of his book: to honor a number of people who are no longer alive except in his memory. Because they concern the lives of others, these essays can be classified as miniature biographies; because their treatment of Wain’s subjects is limited to the influence which they had upon him, however, the effect of the essays is to some degree that of a memoir of Wain himself. At the conclusion of his foreword, Wain suggests that perhaps this book might even be considered a sequel to his...
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