Ronald Berman Boeken

Using editorials, columns, advertisements, silent film, architecture, and photography, this title develops the theme of modern consciousness.

A study of the philosophical, intellectual, and political influences on the artistic creations of Fitzgerald and key early American modernist writers. Each chapter elaborates on a crucial aspect of F. Scott Fitzgerald's depiction of American society, specifically through the lens of the social... číst celé

When Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn gave the commencement address at Harvard University in 1978, many Americans expected to hear their country praised by this celebrated refugee from a totalitarian state. Instead they heard some sharply critical views of their legal system, their press, their popular culture, and even their national will. The forthright and controversial speech makes up Part One of this book. A sampling of the avalanche of comment that followed it is included in Part Two. In Part Three, six thoughtful scholars reflect on the ideas and judgments expressed by the great Russian writer.