Cultural Amnesia

Necessary Memories from History and the Arts

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Clive James: Cultural Amnesia (2008, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.)

912 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2008 by Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W..

ISBN:
978-0-393-33354-1
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At times wordy, this is not a light read, but the sheer breadth of historical perspective in the form of insightful bibliographical essays makes this book worthwhile for even readers with a casual interest in modern history. I can't help but think that the art of the essay has dropped off in more recent times, and it crossed my mind that if clive James were a young writer now he would probably be a blogger. Sic transit gloria mundi.

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Subjects

  • Civilization, western
  • Intellectuals
  • Artists, biography
  • Musicians, biography
  • Philosophers, biography
  • Intellectual life
  • Humanism, 20th century
  • Memory