The Pleasures of Peace by Bryan Appleyard

The Pleasures of Peace by Bryan Appleyard

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In this book the author brings together the main intellectual and artistic themes of the post-war period and speculates about the way our era will be recognized in the future, which works will survive, and whether a distinctive national culture can endure as Britain is drawn closer to Europe.

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The Pleasures of Peace by Bryan Appleyard

This book brings together the main intellectual and artistic themes of the post-war period. By drawing on examples throughout the arts and philosophy, the author traces the connections and the themes by which he believes the future will recognize our age. He ranges widely over literature, painting and sculpture, films architecture and criticism. The book is both a survey and an analysis of the battles that the post-war imagination has had to fight, and what has been achieved. The author calls his book a speculation about how our era will be known, and the works which will survive it, and he asks whether a distinctive national culture still exists at a time when Britain is being drawn steadily closer to Europe.
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ISBN 13 9780571137220
ISBN 10 0571137229
Title The Pleasures of Peace
Author Bryan Appleyard
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 1989-06-01
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.