Robin Boyd: A Life (Melbourne University Press Australian Lives) [Paperback]

Geoffrey Serle (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0522847420 | ISBN-13: 978-0522847420 | Publication Date: July 1, 1996

Robin Boyd, gifted architect, writer, teacher and social commentator, was the leading Australian propagandist for the International Modern Movement in architecture. The suburban home was often a focus of his thinking, writing and criticism. In his most popular and controversial book, The Australian Ugliness (1960), he scourged prevailing tastes in both architecture and popular culture. Boyd was a very private man who left few personal letters or records. In this highly acclaimed and beautifully-illustrated book Geoffrey Serle writes predominantly about Boyd's work and public activities, allowing key selections from Boyd's writings to reveal the inner man.

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About the Author

Geoffrey Serle is one of Australia's most distinguished historians. He was Victorian Rhodes Scholar in 1947 and completed his doctorate at Oxford in 1950. After teaching in the History Department at the University of Melbourne and editing Historical Studies from 1955 to 1963, Dr Serle became Reader in History at Monash University and later Professorial Fellow at the Australian National University where he was co-General Editor of volumes 7-10 and General Editor of volume 11 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Among his published works are The Golden Age, The Rush to be Rich and Sir John Monash.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0522847420
• ISBN-13: 978-0522847420
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,335,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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