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Apocalypse and/or Metamorphosis
Norman O. Brown
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Description for Apocalypse and/or Metamorphosis
Paperback. Part of a trilogy on civilization and its discontents, on humanity's long struggle to master its instincts and the perils that attend that denial of human nature, this book contains eleven essays that covers 1990 and the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Here is the final volume of Norman O. Brown's trilogy on civilization and its discontents, on humanity's long struggle to master its instincts and the perils that attend that denial of human nature. Following on his famous books Life Against Death and Love's Body , this collection of eleven essays brings Brown's thinking up to 1990 and the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. Brown writes that 'the prophetic tradition is an attempt to give direction to the social structure precipitated by the urban revolution; to resolve its inherent contradictions; to put an end to its injustice, ... Read more
Here is the final volume of Norman O. Brown's trilogy on civilization and its discontents, on humanity's long struggle to master its instincts and the perils that attend that denial of human nature. Following on his famous books Life Against Death and Love's Body , this collection of eleven essays brings Brown's thinking up to 1990 and the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. Brown writes that 'the prophetic tradition is an attempt to give direction to the social structure precipitated by the urban revolution; to resolve its inherent contradictions; to put an end to its injustice, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
307g
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520078284
SKU
V9780520078284
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About Norman O. Brown
Norman O. Brown (1913-2002) was Professor of Humanities, Emeritus, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His Love's Body (1966) is available from University of California Press in paperback.
Reviews for Apocalypse and/or Metamorphosis
The long-awaited sequel to Love's Body, Apocalypse is a biography of the art of thinking. . . Brown employs ideas in such a volatile manner that every reading and re-reading is an act of creation. A book for the ages.
James Duncan, Washington International Arts Letter
James Duncan, Washington International Arts Letter