Candor and Perversion: Literature, Education, and the Arts

by Shattuck, Roger

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Bookseller: Nan's Book Shop (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 002894
Format/binding: Soft Cover
Book condition: New
Jacket condition: No Jacket
Quantity available: 1
Illustrator: Drawings
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0393048071
ISBN 13: 9780393048070
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc.
Place: New York
Date published: 1999
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 x 1.5 inches
LCCN: PN52.S53 1999
Dewey: 809
Weight: 1.72 pounds
Keywords: EDUCATION HIGHER UNITED STATES FRENCH LITERATURE HISTORY THEORY CRITICISM AMERICAN ARTS STUDY TEACHING THESES PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS CRITICISM
Subjects: Literal; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays;

Book Description

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc., 1999. First Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Drawings. This book contains many essays on literature, education, and the arts. It is written based on Shattuck's seminal "Nineteen Theses" and form the philosophical basis of this volume. A few of these theses are: Across millions of years we have evolved a fairly stable human nature, which contains an elusive element of freedom; Literature ranges from simple songs and saying to elaborate and extended tales of human deeds; Works that have survived for centuries cannot be dismissed out of hand; Nothing will survive unless it has been uttered; We teach what we hope to learn; In a free society, the primary role of education is the transmission of a heritage, not its primary subversion; There is no literary "canon." Tastes and curricula keep changing. It is our love of literature that remains constant. From these, three major sections unfold: Intellectual Craftsmanship, A Critic's Job of Work, and America, Africa, and Elsewhere, in which several essays address individual personalities, including O'Keefe and Stieglitz, Man Ray, Leopold Senghor, Octavio Paz, Arthur Miller, and others. 415 pages including credits, source of illustrations, and an index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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