OXFORD BOOKS
The Responsibilities of the Critic
Essays and Reviews by
F.
O. MATTHIESSEN
Edited by JOHN RACKLIFFE.
Incisiveness, erudition and
a consistent refusal to compromise with mediocrity-these
were the characteristics that made Matthiessen one of
America's finest critics. In this posthumous volume, he
appraises the work of many contemporary authors and
poets, discusses such subjects as critics and criticism, the
creative process and his own personal goals. The publica–
tion of these articles for the first time in book form reveals
the unity of Matthiessen's thought, and serves as a key to a
career that left an indelible impression on American
letters.
$5.00
The Aeneid of Virgil
Translated into English Verse By
C.
DAY LEWIS
A new translation of the great epic by one of England's
most distinguished contemporary poets. Mr. Lewis has
chosen the voice of the storyteller to recapture for modem
readers both the power of Virgil's narrative style and the
richness of his story.
$3.75
The Blue Fox
By RONALD DUNCAN.
At the
sign
of the Blue Fox in
Devonshire, a popular British author has found the es–
sence of country life. And from its comfortable vantage–
point he writes on a variety of topics, from his neighbors
to the foibles of modem technology-the journal of a
wise and happy man who
is
both "poet and peasant."
Illustrated by Michael Hansom.
$3.50
The Uses of the Past
Profiles of Former Societies
By HERBERT J. MULLER.
"An exciting inquiry into the
way history works... the most sensible work on the
meaning of history it has been my good fortune
to
encounter."-MARVIN LOWENTHAL,
N. Y. Herald
Tribune Book Review.
$5.50
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