Clea (Alexandria Quartet)
by Lawrence Durrell
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Author: Lawrence DurrellEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-07-12
ISBN: 0140153225
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Art and love, intertwined
Summary: 5 Stars
Durrell further explores not only another love for Darley, but what art is and what it ought to be. Of course, descriptions are lush. One can almost hear hear the music of the closing festival and the beating of its drums. Clea and Darley's relationship is embroidered over a wartime background. Durrell uses their beautiful private island experiences to echo and foreshadow the rise and fall of this relationship.
And we see how Clea develops as an artist. We are given Pursewarden's posthumous discourse on the philosophy of art. He gives is a lot to think about.
Sometimes I think that Durrell is Pursewarden, and then I wonder if he is making fun of himself in the Darley character. And in reality I find that I wish I could meet and know Durrell.
Clea is another must read.
Summary of Clea (Alexandria Quartet)
In the final volume of the "Alexandrian Quartet", Darley returns to Alexandria now caught by war-fever. The conflagration has its effect on his circle - on Nessim and Justine, Balthazar and Clea, Mountolive and Pombal. The story is supplemented by music from Debussy, Ravel, Britten and Piazzola.Classics Books
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