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Common Reading - Critics, Historians, Publics (Paperback)
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Common Reading - Critics, Historians, Publics (Paperback)
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In this series of penetrating and attractively readable essays,
Stefan Collini explores aspects of the literary and intellectual
culture of Britain from the early twentieth century to the present.
Collini focuses on critics and historians who wrote for a
non-specialist readership, and on the periodicals and other genres
through which they attempted to reach that readership.
Among the critics discussed are Cyril Connolly, V.S. Pritchett,
Aldous Huxley, Rebecca West, Edmund Wilson, and George Orwell,
while the historians include A.L. Rowse, Arthur Bryant, E.H. Carr,
and E.P. Thompson. There are also essays on wider themes such as
the fate of 'general' periodicals, the history of reading, the role
of criticism, changing conceptions of 'culture', the limitations of
biography, and the functions of universities. Explicitly addressed
to 'the non-specialist reader', these essays make some of the
fruits of detailed scholarly research in various fields available
to a wider audience in a succinct and elegant manner.
Stefan Collini has been acclaimed as one of the most brilliant
essayists of our time, and this collection shows him at his subtle,
perceptive, and trenchant best. The book will appeal to (and
delight) readers interested in literature, history, and
contemporary cultural debate.
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