Journal
of the T. E. Lawrence Society Vol. V, No. 2, Spring 1996 Edited by Philip Kerrigan Jerrold R Caplan: 'The Lives of Lawrence and Odysseus' (7-13) Taking Plutarch as his model, the author has made a comparison between the two lives. Jerrold is a lecturer in classical and early modern philosophy at the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. and is at present working for a Ph.D. on 'Philosophical Courage: A Study in the Dialogues of Plato'. His interest in travel literature of the Middle East, especially British travellers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries led him to Lawrence.
Nadeem Elissa: 'The Cairo Conference of 1921' (15-40) When Winston Churchill, as Secretary of State for the Colonies, decided to call a conference in 1921 at Cairo to discuss the arrangements for all British mandated territories in the Middle East, he appointed Lawrence as his adviser on Arab affairs. Churchill records that there was opposition in some quarters to this arrangement. However, in Great Contemporaries he wrote that 'Lawrence's term as a civil servant was a unique phase in his life. Everyone was astonished by his calm and tactful demeanour. His patience and readiness to work with others amazed those who knew him best.' Nadeem Elissa wrote a thesis on the Cairo Conference as part of his M.A. degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Most of this thesis is included in this issue. In it, he describes the discussions that took place before, during and after the Conference, and the resulting decisions which played such an important part in Middle Eastern history. Clara Marvin: 'Lawrence the Listener' (41-67) Clara Marvin holds advanced degrees in historical musicology from Columbia and Yale Universities and is an instructor in music history at the University of Toronto. In her investigation of Lawrence's musical activities and opinions she has written on a subject which deeply interested him but one that has received virtually no attention in the literature since the 193Os. Malcolm Brown: 'Living with Lawrence' (68-75) Malcolm
Brown, well known to our members for his lively talks and as the author
of many books, writes about his thoughts and experiences when editing
Lawrence's Letters. H. St. J. B. Armitage: 'T. E. Lawrence and Henry Williamson' (76-79) St. John Armitage, an acknowledged expert on the Middle East, draws attention in his article on Lawrence and Henry Williamson, to fallacies which too readily find their way into print. Previous: Contents of Vol. V, No. 1 Next: Contents of Vol. VI , No. 1
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