9780756763725

Cultural Selection

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9780756763725

Paperback|9780756763725


Overview

In this provocative reassessment of our most enshrined cultural achievements, renowned Shakespeare scholar Gary Taylor reveals what most of the combatants of the Culture Wars seem to have missed: that culture is not what was done but what is remembered. Exploring cultural treasures from Stonehenge to Hollywood -- including Oedipus, the paintings of Velazquez, & the film CasablancaÓ -- Taylor lays bare the competition among different memories as a struggle for survival, showing us why some great works have become Great Works while others have been left to the dustbin of history. Thoughtful, clear, & engaging, Cultural Selection sheds a critical new light on the continuing debate over our prized cultural icons.

ISBN-13

9780756763725

ISBN-10

075676372X

Weight

1.10 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 1.00 x 9.00 In

List Price

$20.00

Format

Paperback

Pages

325 pages

Publisher

Diane Pub Co

Published On

1996-01-01



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