Samuel Pepys : the unequalled self af Claire Tomalin (1933-) (Bog)

Forfatter: Claire Tomalin (1933-)
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 499
Forlag: Penguin
Udgivelsesår: 2002
Samuel Pepys achieved fame as a naval administrator, a friend and colleague of the powerful and learned, a figure of substance. But for nearly ten years he kept a private diary in which he recorded, with unparalleled openness and sensitivity to the turbulent world around him, exactly what it was like to be a young man in Restoration London. This diary lies at the heart of Claire Tomalin's biography. Yet the use she makes of it - and of other hitherto unexamined material - is startlingly fresh and original. Within and beyond the narrative of Pepys's extraordinary career, she explores his inner life - his relations with women, his fears and ambitions, his political shifts, his agonies and his delights.
Titel: Samuel Pepys : the unequalled self
Udgave: Penguin Biography edition

Sammendrag: Claire Tomalins biografi 'Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self' fortæller historien om den engelske embedsmand og dagbogsskriver Samuel Pepys, der levede i restaurations-England i anden halvdel af 1600-tallet. Med udgangspunkt i Pepys’ detaljerede dagbøger og supplerende historiske kilder følger bogen hans vej fra relativt ukendt kontorist til betydningsfuld administrator i flåden. Undervejs beskrives politiske intriger, krige, pestudbrud, den store brand i London, religiøse spændinger og hoffets magtkampe. Tomalin går samtidig tæt på Pepys’ privatliv: hans ægteskab, elskerinder, sociale netværk, økonomiske bekymringer, kulturelle interesser og personlige svagheder. Biografien giver både et psykologisk portræt af Pepys som sammensat, ambitiøs og sanselig person og et kulturhistorisk indblik i hverdagsliv, køn, klasse og magt i 1600-tallets England.
Type: Paperback