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Quirke, Sheehan

 
9780241742853: The Cultural Tutor: Forty-Nine Lessons You Wish You’d Learned at School
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ISBN 10 : 0241742854 ISBN 13 : 9780241742853
Editeur : Viking, 2025

Synopsis

'The Cultural Tutor is dedicated to a cosmopolitan view of culture. It writes about every continent, every religion, every tradition of art and poetry' TOMIWA OWOLADE, THE TIMES

'For anyone who has enjoyed The Cultural Tutor on X, this book will be more of the same delight. Expect nuggets of insight and wisdom, wrapped in the author's trademark warmth and wit' ALAIN DE BOTTON

'A remarkable book. The Cultural Tutor is a witty, wide-ranging, and engaging exploration of humanity's shared heritage, from ancient history to modern art.' DONALD ROBERTSON

Who does the Mona Lisa actually depict?
Why do we still look to the Greeks and Romans to inform our politics?
Where do we find meaning in a world dominated by technology?

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Culture is like a language. Art, architecture, history and philosophy are its grammar. And, like a language, anyone can learn it.

In 2022, Sheehan Quirke took to Twitter (now X) as The Cultural Tutor with the aim of making culture accessible for everyone. He wrote about poetry, paintings, building design, and counter-intuitive but fascinating facts about history and geography. It wasn’t the sort of content you usually find on a newsfeed – and yet it has flourished, gaining over 1.7 million followers.

Taught in forty-nine short lessons – from Babylon to Brutalism, Ronaldo to Ragnarök – Sheehan takes readers on a delightful and fascinating journey through culture. He explores provocative questions (is mythology any different to science?) and uncovers illuminating stories (did you know that the highest paid athlete in history was a Roman charioteer?).

This is a witty and thought-provoking exploration of everything you need to know to begin your own adventures in the world of culture and see the everyday wonders around you.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sheehan Quirke is a writer based in England. In May 2022 he quit his job and started The Cultural Tutor on Twitter (now X) with the aim of democratising elite knowledge. Since then, he has amassed over 1.7 million followers who include world famous personalities across the cultural and political spectrum, from James O'Brien to Jordan Peterson and Professor Alice Roberts to Steven Bartlett. He also writes a fortnightly newsletter with over 75,000 readers that features seven short lessons on art, architecture, poetry, and music.

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Éditeur
Viking
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0241742854
ISBN 13 
9780241742853
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
480
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Penguin Books Limited
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London
SW11 7BW
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