Liberations
New Essays on the Humanities
in Revolution
Edited
by
Ihab Hassan
"The most remarkable feature of
this collection of
12
lectures on the
humanities in an era of social change
is that
it
comprehends such ex–
tremes of tone and intent, from the fragmented musings of John
Cage to the brilliant humanistic polemics of David Daiches. In
between are some gratifyingly perceptive essays which project
the academic mind at its best. ... The lectures, which were pre–
sented during
1969-1970
at a colloquium sponsored by Wesleyan
University in Connecticut, are heartening examples of the ability
of academe to come to grips incisively with the generation gap,
concrete art, 'spaceship Earth,' rock music, and a host of other
problem areas where the humanities can condition behavior and
taste."-Library
Journal
JOHN CAGE: Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters
Worse) Continued 1969 (Part V) ... DAVID DAICHES: Politics and the
Literary Imagination ... LESLIE A. FIEDLER: The Children's Hour: or, The
Return of the Vanishing Longfellow: Some Reflections of the Future of
Poetry ... R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER: Man's Changing Role in Universe ...
IHAB HASSAN: Fiction and Future: An Extravaganza for Voice and Tape
... FRANK KERMODE: Revolution: The Role of the Elders ... LOUIS MINK:
Art Without Artists ... RICHARD POIRIER: Rock of Ages ... HAROLD
ROSENBERG: Politics of Illusion ... DANIEL STERN: The Mysterious New
Novel ... HAYDEN WHITE: The Culture of Criticism ... MICHAEL WOLFF:
Understanding the Revolution: The Arena of Victorian Britain
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