Mythomania by Peter Conrad
Despite our culture's proclaimed respect for scientific reason, we live in a society that is no less bedazzled - and bedevilled - by myth than those of our remote ancestors. This book exposes the absurdity and occasional insanity of our godforsaken, demon-haunted contemporary culture.
'Magnificent … Conrad’s writing is fuelled by an amused purview and written with a playful wit' - Dublin Review of Books
'Conrad has vast erudition and a playful style … he always has something interesting to say' - Guardian
'Conrad has vast erudition and a playful style … he always has something interesting to say' - Guardian
Peter Conrad taught English literature at Christ Church, Oxford, from 1973 to 2011. He has written more than twenty books, including How the World Was Won: The Americanization of Everywhere; Creation: Artists, Gods & Origins; At Home in Australia; and Modern Times, Modern Places: Life and Art in the Twentieth Century, all published by Thames & Hudson.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500292587 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500292582 |
| Title | Mythomania |
| Author | Peter Conrad |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
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