With "Candor & Perversion" Shattuck presents the most complete assessment of the poxes that threaten Western literary heritage. With incisive analysis, he interprets the nature of intellectual craftsmanship, defends art's undeniable moral component, and laments how extraliterary politics have grown increasingly dominant. A "Los Angeles Times" Best Book of the Year and a "TSL" Notable Book.
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With "Candor & Perversion" Shattuck presents the most complete assessment of the poxes that threaten Western literary heritage. With incisive analysis, he interprets the nature of intellectual craftsmanship, defends art's undeniable moral component, and laments how extraliterary politics have grown increasingly dominant. A "Los Angeles Times" Best Book of the Year and a "TSL" Notable Book.
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Very Good Condition. Dust jacket fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Overall, very sound and presentable. Publisher's note: "This volume offers an array of provocative ideas to reaffirm literature as a central field of study and personal reward. With analysis, the author elucidates the nature of intellectual craftsmanship, defends art's moral component, and laments our culture's drift toward both anti-intellectualism and philistine pretension. Whether commenting on Flaubert, Foucault, or Pulp Fiction, this work presents a stirring, humane synthesis of the principles and values by which we can live together as a nation finally at peace with its diversity. The author also considers subjects as diverse as the writings of Michel Foucault, the "Beulah Quintet" novels of Mary Lee Settle, the accomplishments of Sarah Bernhardt, and the collaborative efforts of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz. Much of the book is devoted to the intellectual life of 19th-and 20th-century France, with Shattuck focusing on impressionism, symbolism, surrealism, and other avant-garde movements in art and literature. He also includes several essays on the current state of higher education." Size: 24.4 x 16.5 x 3.6 cm. viii, 415 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; American literature; Education, Higher; French literature; Arts--Study and teaching; United States; Literature--Theory, etc; ISBN: 0393048071. ISBN/EAN: 9780393048070. Add. Inventory No: 20221103ABX082009.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
