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Ultima Thule

Henry Handel Richardson

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1929. Ultima Thule is the final volume in Henry Handel Richardson's The Fortunes of Richard Mahony trilogy. It is without question Richardson's most important work. Her brilliant analysis of human inadequacy, of the gulf between the ideal and achievement, and of the complexities of circumstance, environment and human frailty, make her one of Australia's most distinguished novelists. In The Fortunes of Richard Mahony she brings together knowledge of a significant period of Australian history, an understanding of human weakness, and a grasp of the principles and techniques of the best European and Russian writers of the nineteenth century. Ultima Thule opens with Mahony's financial ruin and explores the complete disintegration of his personality. The Australian countryside at its worst takes on almost human shapes of menace and hostility, and Mahony is finally broken as much by the country of his exile as by his own morbid sensitivity.

Language: English

Pages: 279

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin

Release: May 13, 1971

ISBN: 0140033394

ISBN 13: 9780140033397

Ultima Thule

Henry Handel Richardson

0/5 ( ratings)

1929. Ultima Thule is the final volume in Henry Handel Richardson's The Fortunes of Richard Mahony trilogy. It is without question Richardson's most important work. Her brilliant analysis of human inadequacy, of the gulf between the ideal and achievement, and of the complexities of circumstance, environment and human frailty, make her one of Australia's most distinguished novelists. In The Fortunes of Richard Mahony she brings together knowledge of a significant period of Australian history, an understanding of human weakness, and a grasp of the principles and techniques of the best European and Russian writers of the nineteenth century. Ultima Thule opens with Mahony's financial ruin and explores the complete disintegration of his personality. The Australian countryside at its worst takes on almost human shapes of menace and hostility, and Mahony is finally broken as much by the country of his exile as by his own morbid sensitivity.

Language: English

Pages: 279

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin

Release: May 13, 1971

ISBN: 0140033394

ISBN 13: 9780140033397

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