Absent Minds
Intellectuals in Britain
ISBN13: 9780199291052ISBN10: 0199291055
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536 pages
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Apr 2006,
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The first full-length account of "the question of intellectuals" in twentieth-century Britain. Leading intellectual historian and cultural commentator Stefan Collini challenges the myth that there are no "real" intellectuals in Britain and offers a persuasive analysis of 'the intellectual' as a concept as well as detailed discussions of influential figures such as T.S. Eliot, George Orwell, and Edward Said.Features
- The first full-length account of 'the question of intellectuals' in twentieth-century Britain
- Provides an original and persuasive analysis of the concept of the intellectual, bringing much-needed clarity to a notoriously cliched and controversial topic
- Illuminates contemporary debates on 'specialization' and 'celebrity culture'
- Comparative analyses of the USA, France, and other European countries challenge long-held assumptions about British exceptionalism
About the Author(s)
Stefan Collini is Professor of Intellectual History and English Literature at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Clare Hall. A frequent contributor to The Times Literary Supplement , The London Review of Books , and other periodicals both in Britain and the USA, his previous books include Public Moralists (1991), Matthew Arnold: a Critical Portrait (1994), and English Pasts (1999). He is a Fellow of both the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society.
