For those who are interested in maugham, it is one of his books that one should read, with profit and pleasure. In maughams lifetime, as his civilization slowly disappeared, people from all walks of life, the proud, the urbane, the crude, and the desperate. Maugham collected his literary experiences in the summing up, which has been used as a guidebook for creative writing. The summing up represents maughams life and philosophy in his own words. It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it. Download file pdf the summing up w somerset maugham the summing up w somerset maugham the summing up w somerset the summing up paperback january 26, 1978 by w. It is not a confession you would never get that from him but it is a very self perceptive narrative of his life as a writer. It is not only a classic avowal of a professional authors ideas about style, literarture, art, drama and philosophy, but also an illuminating insight into this great writers. The summing up, written when maugham was sixtyfour, is an inimitable expression of a personal credo.
Somerset maughams the summing up was published by heinemanns, with numerous reprintings ever since, with my yellowing. Esmx048, the summing up, 1938, 96, 630k, ebook, download pdf the. The summing up is one of his last works and gives us some indication of his personal philosophies. If you wantto know more about the real maugham read selina hastings book the secret lives of william somerset maugham. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the summing up study guide and get instant access to the following critical essays. I look upon my first reading of spinoza as one of the signal experiences of my life. His other works include travel books, essays, criticism and the autobiographical the summing up and a writers notebook. Philip yearns for adventure, and at eighteen leaves home, eventually pursuing a career as an. This classic bildungsroman tells the story of philip carey, a sensitive boy born with a clubfoot who is orphaned and raised by a religious aunt and uncle. Maugham was a prolific writer who had a lot of smart things to say about a great many things as you will soon see. The subject matter includes his childhood, his initial success in theater, his transition from theater to fiction writing, and other miscellaneous topics such as travel, and philosophy.
When he died, the british empire was all but a memory. Of course, his life was far from overhe was to live a further twentyseven years. Such titles are in the public domain in many countries, particularly those outside the us and europe. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the summing up. A biography 1980 but notes that the cited source maughams 1938 the summing up is not valid. If you scroll up a bit and click the third button under other maugham eresources that says nonfiction with my logo on it, you will go to the ebook page of nonfiction, including travel books and essays. This is a short book that gives you considerable insight into what it was like for w. Somerset maugham the summing up is a literary memoir by w. Somerset william somerset 18741965 date of first publication. It filled me with just that feeling of majesty and exulting power that one has at the sight of a great mountain range. By 1938, maugham had become a legend as a playwright, novelist and magician of the short story. The summing up word download ebook the summing up kf8 download summingup translation to spanish, pronunciation, and forum discussions the summing up w. Somerset maugham prolific novelist, travel writer and playwright in his literary memoir, the summing up, cannot fail to be instructive. Biography, english authors, authors, correspondence, correspondence.
Read the summing up by w somerset maugham available from rakuten kobo. William somerset maugham was born in 1874 and lived in paris until he was ten. The summing up 1938 is an introspective attempt at bringing together maughams thoughts on subjects that had primarily interested him through the course of. Originally published in 1915, of human bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual obsession and of modern mans yearning for freedom. It is not only a classic avowal of a professional authors ideas about style, literarture.
The summing up is available for download as a chapter in mr. Somerset maugham18741965 the summing up 1938 is an introspective attempt at bringing. He was educated at kings school, canterbury, and at heidelberg university. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highestpaid author during the 1930s.
According to maugham, the artist a writer or a painter, for example must create entirely to disembarrass his soul. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Summing up the debt snowball i heart frugal this video from cnbc international does a great job of summing up. William somerset maugham was born at the british embassy in paris, france, where his father was an english. Somerset maugham william somerset maugham and other ebooks from all genres of literature, both fiction and nonfiction, historical documents and sheet music, all of which are available on a subscription basis. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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Thomas hospital with the idea of practising medicine, but the success of his first novel, liza of lambeth, published in 1897, won him over to literature. The summing up download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. William somerset maugham audio books sort by titles per page. He writes authoritatively about his own work, covering the process, his aims and its reception by readers and critics. He then wrote the summing up to give some account of how he learned. His utmost sincerity opens the way to our own understanding, for example the understanding of religious concepts all to hastily accepted by our fearful minds. While maugham analyzes his work in drama and fiction, this is far more. Somerset maugham 25 january 1874 16 december 1965 william somerset maugham was born at the british embassy in paris, france, where his father was an english lawyer handling the legal affairs of the british embassy. Both maughams parents died before he was 10, and the orphaned boy was raised by a paternal uncle who was emotionally cold. The summing up maugham william somerset download bok. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with maughams unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career.
Somerset maughams the summing up a writers notebook. And yet the stories that make up ashenden are more subtle and openended, than one might expect. The stories collected in ashenden are rooted in maughams own experiences as an agent. Project gutenberg offers 61,476 free ebooks to download.
The summing up is rare among literary autobiographies for its scope and honesty. Autobiographical without being an autobiography, confessional without disclosing his private self, the summing up, writt. The author shares his experience of a lifetime and his ideas with clarity and conviction. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with maugham s unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career.
Somerset maugham of human bondage the moon and sixpence the narrow corner. The summing up represents maugham s life and philosophy in his own words. In the summing up maugham also deftly uses the opportunity to speak quite a bit about another of his favourite themes. The title you have selected the summing up is a post1923 publication by an author who died more than 50 years ago. Possibly, the spy genre, to which maugham makes such an important contribution in ashenden, assists. In a kind of confession summing up, he says that he considers it necessary to write this way, because the work should be clear to everyone, and if it is understood only by the chosen, then this is only excessive pathos. In 1927 somerset maugham settled in the south of france and lived there until his death in 1965. Autobiographical without being an autobiography, confessional without disclosing his private self, the summing up, written when maugham was sixtyfour, is an inimitable expression of a personal credo. Maugham has written an account of himself, his chosen profession and its practitioners.
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