The outstanding quality of Richard Hoggart's new book is its charm. In the style of Montaigne, Hoggart looks back over his years and pinpoints those human qualities which have come to mean most to him and which he has appreciated in others. Part of this man's charm derives from the fact that like most truly great men he is also extremely self-effacing. Literacy and the use of language remain an abiding concern of Professor Hoggart but he also analyses in these pages the nature of human courage, the uses of memory, the true purposes of education, love and charity, and the approach of the Grim Reaper. Throughout, Hoggart considers the public ideas and events which have interested him, and their intertwinings with his personal life. Examples would be- the family, politics, the intellectual life, beliefs and morals, words and writing. All of these are looked at through what the author describes as his 'time telescope'. Thus this book is not a theoretical or abstract record. Its argument is illustrated from life. We live in the age of the cult of youth and personality. Our lives are increasingly driven and influenced by The Media.But in these pages is contained the wisdom of one of the most astute and perceptive of our contemporary critics - a literary, social and cultural judge who is also very greatly loved by his admirers.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9780826482730
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95777150
Product Key Features
Book Title
Promises to Keep: Thoughts in Old Age
Author
Richard Hoggart
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
180g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Richard Hoggart
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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