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Six years after the much-heralded publication of Cultural Amnesia, Clive James presents his "prequel"--forty-nine essays that he has selected as the best of his half-century career. Originally appearing as As of This Writing, Cultural Cohesion examines the twisted cultural terrain of the twentieth century in one of the most accessible and cohesive volumes available. Divided into four sections--"Poetry," "Fiction and Literature," "Culture and Criticism," and "Visual Images"--James comments on poets like W. H. Auden and Phillip Larkin, novelists like D. H. Lawrence and Raymond Chandler (not to mention Judith Krantz!), and filmmakers like Fellini and Bogdanovich. Throughout, James delights his readers with his manic energy and critical aplomb. This volume, featuring a new introduction, is a one-volume cultural education that few recent books can rival. No library descriptions found. |
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This writing originally appeared in various periodicals from the 1970s through the 2000s, and James updates each with a postscript putting it in context and adding thoughts that were unformed or left unexpressed at the time. His postscript to the Twain essay astonishingly becomes a thought piece on the societal impact of holding politicians to wishful ideals of how private life should be managed, with the Bill Clinton scandal as an example, and he makes some excellent points that I have not seen made by another commentator in 20 years. Brilliant pieces like these, so unexpected, make the book well worth the weeks I spent plowing dutifully through thousands of words above my intellectual pay grade. Someone who's more given to skimming might find them faster. ( )