Geo.Santayana: A Biog

by John Deleon and John McCormick

Book Overview

From the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth, George Santayana was a highly esteemed and widely read writer of philosophy, poetry, essays, memoirs, and even a best-selling novel,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394510372
• ISBN13: 9780394510378
• Release Date: February 1987
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 612 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Not just a biography

This book is an excellent biography of George Santayana, but it's also more than that. Whenever George Santayana publishes a book, the biographer includes an overview, analysis, and critique of the book. It's like reading a biography of Shakespeare which includes a thorough analysis of each play as it was written. So, in a way, this book is also a "Santayana Companion." It's highly welcome, in an era which needs many more people like George Santayana. Comparing this titan of a man to pipsqueaks like Norman Mailer and William Burroughs is indeed an education in itself. Very highly recommended!