Lawrence Durrell

Lawrence Durrell excelled in a great range of genres: poetry, drama, travel books, humorous writings, translations, critical essays, philosophical essays, character sketches, and, above all, genre- and culture-transforming experimental novels. In keeping with Durrell's multifaceted career and the centrality of experimentation in his work, these essays use a variety of literary approaches to the diversity of Durrell's contributions to literature.