First Reactions: Critical Essays 1968-1979
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Clive James — poet, critic, broadcaster, and one of the sharpest minds of the twentieth century — brings his formidable wit and intellectual precision to bear on over a decade of cultural life in First Reactions: Critical Essays 1968–1979. Spanning eleven years of prolific engagement with literature, television, and public life, the collection presents James at his most characteristically incisive, dissecting the work of writers, performers, and thinkers with an eye that is simultaneously sympathetic and merciless. What distinguishes these essays is not merely their breadth but their voice — a tone that is erudite yet never ponderous, playful yet never superficial. James argues through personality as much as through logic, and the cumulative effect is a portrait of an era refracted through a singular critical consciousness. Published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1980, First Reactions stands as essential reading for anyone who believes that criticism, at its finest, is itself an art form — and leaves one wondering what, exactly, James made of everything that came after.
Author: Clive James
Format: Hardback
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Clive James — poet, critic, broadcaster, and one of the sharpest minds of the twentieth century — brings his formidable wit and intellectual precision to bear on over a decade of cultural life in First Reactions: Critical Essays 1968–1979. Spanning eleven years of prolific engagement with literature, television, and public life, the collection presents James at his most characteristically incisive, dissecting the work of writers, performers, and thinkers with an eye that is simultaneously sympathetic and merciless. What distinguishes these essays is not merely their breadth but their voice — a tone that is erudite yet never ponderous, playful yet never superficial. James argues through personality as much as through logic, and the cumulative effect is a portrait of an era refracted through a singular critical consciousness. Published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1980, First Reactions stands as essential reading for anyone who believes that criticism, at its finest, is itself an art form — and leaves one wondering what, exactly, James made of everything that came after.