Articles liés à Cultural Amnesia: Notes in the Margin of My Time
Synopsis
A dizzying, erudite tour of twentieth-century culture from essayist, critic and poet Clive James.
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
À propos de l'auteur
Clive James was the author of more than forty books. As well as essays, he published collections of literary and television criticism, travel writing, verse and novels, plus five volumes of autobiography, Unreliable Memoirs, Falling Towards England, May Week Was In June, North Face of Soho and The Blaze of Obscurity. As a television performer he appeared regularly for both the BBC and ITV, most notably as writer and presenter of the Postcard series of travel documentaries. He published several poetry collections, including the Sunday Times bestseller Sentenced to Life, and a translation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, which was also a Sunday Times bestseller. In 1992 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia and in 2003 he was awarded the Philip Hodgins memorial medal for literature. He holds honorary doctorates from Sydney University and the University of East Anglia. In 2012 he was appointed CBE and in 2013, an Officer of the Order of Australia. He died in 2019.
À propos de la quatrième de couverture
A dizzying, erudite tour of twentieth-century culture from essayist, critic and poet Clive James.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Autres éditions populaires du même titre
Résultats de recherche pour Cultural Amnesia: Notes in the Margin of My Time
Image d'archives
Cultural Amnesia
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR012982682
Acheter D'occasion
EUR 12,28
Expédition à EUR 6,55
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 9 disponible(s)
Image d'archives
Cultural Amnesia
Edité par
Picador, 2022
ISBN 10 : 1529077346
ISBN 13 : 9781529077346
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture souple
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition. N° de réf. du vendeur 44094180
Acheter D'occasion
EUR 22,03
Expédition à EUR 2,29
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 6 disponible(s)
Image d'archives
Cultural Amnesia
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 44094180-n
Acheter neuf
EUR 22,98
Expédition à EUR 2,29
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 6 disponible(s)
Image fournie par le vendeur
Cultural Amnesia (Paperback)
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A lifetime in the making, Cultural Amnesia is one of the crowning achievements in Clive James's illustrious career. Containing over a hundred essays, this is a definitive guide to twentieth century culture, cataloguing and exploring the careers of many of its greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists and philosophers. From Louis Armstrong to Ludwig Wittgenstein, via Walter Benjamin, Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka and Marcel Proust, this is a a illuminating and fascinating work of remarkable erudition.'Clive James is one of the most ingeniously stimulating literary critics now writing in English. Cultural Amnesia, with its encyclopedic length and organization and the intense jostle of its ideas, is to be dipped into over weeks and months. If the dipper occasionally brings up exasperation, it brings up astonished delight far more often; and, best of all, exasperated astonished delight' Boston Globe A dizzying, erudite tour of twentieth-century culture from essayist, critic and poet Clive James. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781529077346
Acheter neuf
EUR 25,34
Livraison gratuite
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Image fournie par le vendeur
Cultural Amnesia
Vendeur : Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, Royaume-Uni
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Paperback. Etat : New. With fascinating essays on artists from Louis Armstrong to Walter Benjamin, Sigmund Freud to Franz Kafka and Beatrix Potter to Marcel Proust, Cultural Amnesia is one of the crowning achievements in Clive James's illustrious career as a critic.'One stupendous starburst of wild brilliance' - Simon Schama, historian and author of The Power of ArtA lifetime in the making and containing over one hundred essays, this is a definitive guide to twentieth-century culture. James catalogues and explores the careers of many of the century's greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists and philosophers, with illuminating excursions into the minds of those historical figures - from Sir Thomas Browne to Montesquieu - who paved the way. Altogether, it is an illuminating work of extraordinary erudition.Organised alphabetically by surname, this almanac invites you to share in the connections James draws, and to make your own - whether you read cover-to-cover, or allow curiosity to guide you. From Anna Akhmatova to Stefan Zweig, via Charles de Gaulle, Hitler, Thomas Mann and Wittgenstein, this varied and unfailingly absorbing book is both story and history, public memoir and personal record - and provides a field-guide to the vast movements of taste, intellect, politics and delusion that helped to prepare the times we live in now.'Aphoristic and acutely provocative: a crash course in civilization' - J. M. Coetzee, author of Disgrace'This is a beautiful book' - ObserverPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781529077346
Acheter neuf
EUR 25,38
Livraison gratuite
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Image d'archives
Cultural Amnesia
Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur FV-9781529077346
Acheter neuf
EUR 20,38
Expédition à EUR 5,87
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 15 disponible(s)
Image d'archives
Cultural Amnesia
Vendeur : Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Allemagne
Évaluation du vendeur 4 sur 5 étoiles
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 18395180053
Acheter neuf
EUR 17,55
Expédition à EUR 9,95
Expédition depuis Allemagne vers Etats-Unis
Expédition depuis Allemagne vers Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 10 disponible(s)
Image d'archives
Cultural Amnesia
Vendeur : Books Puddle, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 4 sur 5 étoiles
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 26395180063
Acheter neuf
EUR 24,86
Expédition à EUR 3,46
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 10 disponible(s)
Edition internationale
Cultural Amnesia
Edition internationaleVendeur : Romtrade Corp., STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Etat : New. Brand New. Soft Cover International Edition. Different ISBN and Cover Image. Priced lower than the standard editions which is usually intended to make them more affordable for students abroad. The core content of the book is generally the same as the standard edition. The country selling restrictions may be printed on the book but is no problem for the self-use. This Item maybe shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide. N° de réf. du vendeur ABBB-245832
Acheter neuf
EUR 28,32
Livraison gratuite
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : 5 disponible(s)
Image d'archives
Cultural Amnesia: Notes in the Margin of My Time
Vendeur : Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlande
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Etat : New. 2022. Main Market. Paperback. . . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur V9781529077346
Acheter neuf
EUR 18,98
Expédition à EUR 9,50
Expédition depuis Irlande vers Etats-Unis
Expédition depuis Irlande vers Etats-Unis
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles