Modern Culture by Sir Roger Scruton (English) Paperback Book

Description: Modern Culture by Sir Roger Scruton, Roger Scruton What do we mean by culture? This word, purloined by journalists to denote every kind of collective habit, lies at the centre of contemporary debates about the past and future of society.In this thought-provoking book, Roger Scruton argues for the religious origin of culture in all its forms, and mounts a defence of the high culture of our civilization against its radical and deconstructionist critics.He offers a theory of pop culture, a panegyric to Baudelaire, a few reasons why Wagner is just as great as his critics fear him to be, and a raspberry to Cool Britannia.A must for all people who are fed up to their tightly clenched front teeth with Derrida, Foucault, Oasis and Richard Rogers. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Sir Roger Scruton is widely seen as one of the greatest conservative thinkers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and a polymath who wrote a wide array of fiction, non-fiction and reviews. He was the author of over 50 books.A graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge, Scruton was Professor of Aesthetics at Birkbeck College, London; University Professor at Boston University, and a visiting professor at Oxford University. He was one of the founders of the Salisbury Review, contributed regularly to The Spectator, The Times and the Daily Telegraph and was for many years wine critic of the New Statesman. Sir Roger Scruton died in January 2020. Table of Contents What is Culture?Culture and CultEnlightenmentThe Aesthetic GazeRomanticismFantasy, Imagination and the SalesmanModernismAvant-garde and KitschYoofanasiaIdle HandsThe Devils WorkConclusions Review ...Scruton offers both a trenchant critique of pop culture and a defense of the opposing "high culture".... Many readers may find themselves asking whether moral aestheticism, without any explicit religious element, can deal with the more destructive aspects of modern culture. -- Robert Grano * Touchstone: Journal of Mere Christianity * Promotional In this thought-provoking book, Roger Scruton argues for the religious origin of culture in all its forms, and mounts a defence of the high culture of our civilization against its radical and deconstructionist critics. Review Quote ""...Scruton offers both a trenchant critique of pop culture and a defense of the opposing "high culture".... Many readers may find themselves asking whether moral aestheticism, without any explicit religious element, can deal with the more destructive aspects of modern culture."- Robert Grano, Touchstone, October 2006" -- Touchstone: Journal of Mere Christianity Promotional "Headline" What do we mean by culture? Feature In this thought-provoking book, the writer and philosopher Roger Scruton argues for the religious origin of culture in all its forms, and mounts a defence of the high culture of our civilization against its radical and deconstructionist critics. Details ISBN1472969030 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1472969030 ISBN-13 9781472969033 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-12-13 Pages 192 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 306 Language English UK Release Date 2018-12-13 NZ Release Date 2018-12-13 Imprint Bloomsbury Continuum Author Roger Scruton Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience General AU Release Date 2019-03-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:122142615;

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