Between 1928 and 1981, architectural and cultural critic Lewis
Mumford exchanged nearly six hundred letters with Melville scholar
and Harvard psychologist Henry A. Murray. ""In Old Friendship""
documents that richly rewarding interaction. Covering fifty years
of devoted camaraderie between two exceptional minds, the book
offers profound insights into the intellectual frustrations behind
their significant careers and the emotional needs that framed their
vibrant, often dramatic lives. To Mumford, a writer who sought to
change the course of world events, iconoclastic Murray became a
welcome confidant, critic, mentor, and friend. The letters reflect
the wide range of public and private interests held by both men.
Love's entanglements are aired alongside literary labors. By
chronicling the private worlds of these intellectual icons, this
volume emerges as a crucial research tool for students of American
intellectual history and culture, literary criticism, urbanism,
architecture, and political arenas such as World War II and the
Cold War. It offers a unique prism through which to observe the
dramatic shifts in American society and culture in the twentieth
century.
General
| Imprint: |
Syracuse University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2007 |
| First published: |
June 2007 |
| Editors: |
Frank G. Novak Jr
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
462 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8156-3113-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8156-3113-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780815631132 |
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