{"product_id":"literary-rogues-a-scandalous-history-of-wayward-authors-paperback","title":"Literary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Shaffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Shaffer's \u003cem\u003eLiterary Rogues\u003c\/em\u003e is an unflinching look at the bad behavior of some of our most beloved authors, from Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, to Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, to Hunter S. Thompson and Bret Easton Ellis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Rogues\u003c\/em\u003e is a wildly funny and illuminating history and analysis of the bad boys and girls of lit, from the author of \u003cem\u003eGreat Philosophers Who Failed at Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart nostalgia, part serious history of Western literary movements, \u003cem\u003eLiterary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors\u003c\/em\u003e is a raucous celebration of oft-vilified writers and their work, brimming with interviews, research, and personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Wildly Funny and Shockingly True Compendium of the Bad Boys (and Girls) of Western Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRock stars, rappers, and actors haven't always had a monopoly on misbehaving. There was a time when authors fought with both words and fists, a time when poets were the ones living fast and dying young. This witty, insightful, and wildly entertaining narrative profiles the literary greats who wrote generation-defining classics such as \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/em\u003e while living and loving like hedonistic rock icons, who were as likely to go on epic benders as they were to hit the bestseller lists. \u003cem\u003eLiterary Rogues\u003c\/em\u003e turns back the clock to consider these historical (and, in some cases, living) legends, including Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Parker, Hunter S. Thompson, and Bret Easton Ellis. Brimming with fasci- nating research, \u003cem\u003eLiterary Rogues\u003c\/em\u003e is part nostalgia, part literary analysis, and a wholly raucous celebration of brilliant writers and their occasionally troubled legacies.\u003c\/p\u003e--Clancy Martin, editor of Love, Lies, and Marriage\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Wildly Funny and Shockingly True Compendium of the Bad Boys (and Girls) of Western Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRock stars, rappers, and actors haven't always had a monopoly on misbehaving. There was a time when authors fought with both words and fists, a time when poets were the ones living fast and dying young. This witty, insightful, and wildly entertaining narrative profiles the literary greats who wrote generation-defining classics such as \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/em\u003e while living and loving like hedonistic rock icons, who were as likely to go on epic benders as they were to hit the bestseller lists. \u003cem\u003eLiterary Rogues\u003c\/em\u003e turns back the clock to consider these historical (and, in some cases, living) legends, including Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Parker, Hunter S. Thompson, and Bret Easton Ellis. Brimming with fasci- nating research, \u003cem\u003eLiterary Rogues\u003c\/em\u003e is part nostalgia, part literary analysis, and a wholly raucous celebration of brilliant writers and their occasionally troubled legacies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.99 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467973181693,"sku":"9780062077288","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/SU1UTXpRWkhtbWxpNUZaMHFVU1B0dz09.webp?v=1777281714","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/literary-rogues-a-scandalous-history-of-wayward-authors-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}