{"product_id":"2026200010198-secondhand-encounters-an-anthology-from-the-first-ten-years-of-encounter-magazine","title":"Encounters: An Anthology From The First Ten Years Of Encounter Magazine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket:  worn\/faded, chipping and tears but still structural (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of postwar intellectual life stood *Encounter* magazine — a crucible of ideas where the greatest minds of the twentieth century clashed, collaborated, and defined the contours of modern thought. Encounters: An Anthology from the First Ten Years of Encounter Magazine gathers the finest essays, fiction, and cultural commentary published across a decade of one of the most influential literary magazines of the era, curated by editors Stephen Spender, Irving Kristol, and Melvin J. Lasky. The collection presents a vivid cross-section of mid-century discourse, spanning politics, poetry, philosophy, and the arts, drawing together voices that shaped the intellectual landscape of Britain, America, and beyond.\n\nThe anthology stands as a remarkable document of its age — a time when literature and politics were inseparable, and the essay form carried the weight of civilisation's great debates. Spender, himself a celebrated poet and man of letters, brings a distinctly humanist sensibility to the selection, while Kristol and Lasky anchor it in the rigorous political and cultural analysis for which *Encounter* was renowned. For readers who wish to understand how the postwar world thought, argued, and imagined itself, this volume remains an indispensable and endlessly rewarding companion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130664526043,"sku":"2026200010198-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f99deee3-8e41-491a-a8a8-3fecc5cd8154.png?v=1786588165","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010198-secondhand-encounters-an-anthology-from-the-first-ten-years-of-encounter-magazine","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}