Cultural Cohesion: The Essential Essays, 1968-2002 - Couverture souple

James, Clive

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393346366 ISBN 13 : 9780393346367

Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 2013

Synopsis

Six years after the much-heralded publication of Cultural Amnesia, Clive James presents his "prequel"--forty-nine essays that he has selected as the best of his half-century career. Originally appearing as As of This Writing, Cultural Cohesion examines the twisted cultural terrain of the twentieth century in one of the most accessible and cohesive volumes available. Divided into four sections--"Poetry," "Fiction and Literature," "Culture and Criticism," and "Visual Images"--James comments on poets like W. H. Auden and Phillip Larkin, novelists like D. H. Lawrence and Raymond Chandler (not to mention Judith Krantz!), and filmmakers like Fellini and Bogdanovich. Throughout, James delights his readers with his manic energy and critical aplomb. This volume, featuring a new introduction, is a one-volume cultural education that few recent books can rival.

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À propos de l'auteur

Clive James (1939--2019), author of the best-selling Cultural Amnesia and Poetry Notebook, was an Officer of the Order of Australia and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. His writing appeared in the New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W. W. Norton & Company
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393346366
• ISBN 13: 9780393346367
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 640
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible