Into the Mêlée probes the mercurial relationship between culture
and politics through versatile critical writing on Conrad, Orwell,
Sartre, Raymond Williams and Roberto Schwarz, among others. The
'mêlée' that Romain Rolland wrote to deplore was the Great War of
1914. The phrase gained general currency as a call to cultural
service beyond the pressures of everyday political and social
strife, a vocation 'above the fray'. Francis Mulhern writes in the
contrary belief that there is no social location corresponding to
this desire, strong and appealing though it may be. Into the
Mêlée opens with questions of nationality, from F. R. Leavis's
efforts to assert an English literary subject to Tom Nairn's
political vision of England and Scotland 'after Britain'. Other
essays concern intellectuals and, in one way or another, the
politics of revolution and counterrevolution, from Burke to the
present. The book closes with a portrait of the New York magazine
n+1 as heir to the militant traditions of Partisan Review. In its
embrace of provisionality and its magpie curiosity, the essay is a
mode especially well suited to the purposes of a Marxist criticism
morally committed to the value of being surprised. These are key
texts for cultural and literary studies from the author of the
critically acclaimed The Moment of 'Scrutiny'.
General
Imprint: |
Verso Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2024 |
Authors: |
Francis Mulhern
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80429-334-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-80429-334-2 |
Barcode: |
9781804293348 |
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