Letters On Literature And Politics: 1912-1972
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At the crossroads of literary genius and political conscience stands Edmund Wilson, one of twentieth-century America's most formidable intellectual voices, and Letters on Literature and Politics: 1912–1972 offers an intimate, unfiltered window into the mind that shaped American criticism for six decades. This sweeping collection of personal correspondence, edited by his wife Elena Wilson, chronicles Wilson's passionate engagements with the great writers, thinkers, and political figures of his era — from the Jazz Age through the turbulent 1960s — revealing a man perpetually at war with mediocrity, complacency, and intellectual dishonesty. Spanning sixty years of rigorous thought and fierce debate, the letters illuminate Wilson's vast literary friendships and rivalries, his nuanced political evolution, and his unflinching moral convictions, all rendered in prose of remarkable clarity and wit. With an introduction by Daniel Aaron and a foreword by Leon Edel — two of America's premier literary scholars — the volume presents Wilson not merely as a critic, but as a living, breathing participant in the cultural and political dramas of his time. For anyone who has admired Wilson's published work, these letters pose the tantalising question: which was the real Edmund Wilson — the polished essayist, or the candid, combustible correspondent?
Author: Edmund Wilson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, Routledge & Kegan Paul
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of literary genius and political conscience stands Edmund Wilson, one of twentieth-century America's most formidable intellectual voices, and Letters on Literature and Politics: 1912–1972 offers an intimate, unfiltered window into the mind that shaped American criticism for six decades. This sweeping collection of personal correspondence, edited by his wife Elena Wilson, chronicles Wilson's passionate engagements with the great writers, thinkers, and political figures of his era — from the Jazz Age through the turbulent 1960s — revealing a man perpetually at war with mediocrity, complacency, and intellectual dishonesty. Spanning sixty years of rigorous thought and fierce debate, the letters illuminate Wilson's vast literary friendships and rivalries, his nuanced political evolution, and his unflinching moral convictions, all rendered in prose of remarkable clarity and wit. With an introduction by Daniel Aaron and a foreword by Leon Edel — two of America's premier literary scholars — the volume presents Wilson not merely as a critic, but as a living, breathing participant in the cultural and political dramas of his time. For anyone who has admired Wilson's published work, these letters pose the tantalising question: which was the real Edmund Wilson — the polished essayist, or the candid, combustible correspondent?