The Evening Colonnade

About The Evening Colonnade

The Evening Colonnade is a collection of essays and reviews by the English writer and critic Cyril Connolly. The volume was published by David Bruce and Watson Ltd in 1973 to coincide with Connolly's 70th birthday. The jacket was designed by Cecil Beaton, who had been a contemporary of Connolly at St Cyprian's prep school in Eastbourne.

Overview

The Evening Colonnade, published in 1973, is a collection of essays and reviews by the English writer and critic Cyril Connolly. The compilation consists primarily of Connolly's articles written when he was literary critic for The Sunday Times. Other articles are taken from Harpers & Queen, the London Magazine, Art News, Art and Literature and The New York Times. The work is divided into four sections as follows: "Dew on the Garlic Leaf" contains mainly essays of personal experience, starting with a continuation of the autobiographical element of Enemies of Promise "Divers of Worship" comprises mainly reviews of works associated with past writers "Nothing if not Critical" includes reviews of contemporary writers of the modern movement "The House of Two Doors" consists of articles about topics other than writers

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