The Story of a Marriage: The Letters of Bronislaw Malinowski and Elsie Masson. Vol I 1916-20

ISBN-13: 9780415117586 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 216 str.

Helena Wayne; Elsie Masson; Bronislaw Malinowski

Opis

Much has been written about the work of Bronislaw Malinowski but little is available about his personal life and thoughts. These letters were written by him and Elsie Masson from 1916 to her death in 1935. They chronoicle their meeting and subsequent extraordinary marriage in a highly accessible and revealing way, also telling the story of his remarkable, courageous and largely unknown wife and personalise Malinowski, not just as a teacher and scientist, but as a husband, father and friend. There is a tremendous variety in the correspondence. The Malinowskis lived in half a dozen countries and visited many more and their gypsy lifestyle, his brilliant successes in his professional life, the tragedy of her illness, as well as their continuing love story are all recorded. The letters bring in luminaries such as Sir James Frazer, and Malinowski's students, many of whom went on to become famous anthropologists themselves. There are also fascinating glimpses of attitudes and day-to-day life in the twenties and thirties, including the rise of Nazism and Fascism.

Recenzje

'For the lay reader it turns out to be a surprise and a delight.' - The Financial Times

`...someone should turn these marvellous Malinowski letters into a duet for the stage. It would have everything: romance, fame, exotic tales, poetry and, above all, tragedy.' - The Financial Times

`Essential reading for romantics, anthropologists, and history buffs.' - Kirkus Reviews

Spis treści

List of illustrations, Editor’s foreword, Acknowledgements, Map of the Trobriand Islands, Introduction, Chronology, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Notes, Index

O autorze

Helena Wayne was born in South Tirol, Northern Italy, the youngest of the three daughters of Bronislaw Malinowski and Elsie Masson. She has been a reporter for Life magazine, book editor and television producer for the BBC.