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Re-Reading Read: New Views on Herbert Read: Available Copies

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A New copy in the shrink wrapping. Small Qto., 237 pages, illustrated in colour.

1st edition. 238 pages. 9.00x8.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

2008. 1st Edition. Paperback. New Views on Herbert Read. 238 pages. Editor(s): Paraskos, Michael. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 230 x 214 x 16. Weight: 858. . . . . .

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Scholarly collection of essays on the influential British art critic, art historian and poet. Includes essays by Allan Antliff, Dana Ward, Riann Coulter, Tom Steele, Margaret Garlake, David Hulks and others. 237p : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 23 cm. First edition, first printing. Shelf wear and some creasing to cover, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

2008. 1st Edition. Paperback. New Views on Herbert Read. 238 pages. Editor(s): Paraskos, Michael. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 230 x 214 x 16. Weight: 858. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Small 4to. pp 237. Paperback. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Includes essays by Allan Antliff, Dana Ward, Riann Coulter, Tom Steele, Margaret Garlake, David Hulks and others. ISBN: 1904491081 About fine.

Paperback. From poverty and a Yorkshire orphanage, Herbert Read went on to become the most significant cultural critic to come out of England in the twentieth century. Between 1940 and 1960 he was the most well-respected writer on modernist art in the English language, effectively defining the movement during that period. He was a major art theorist and writer on literature, and a key figure in anarchist politics. He was a leading figure in many Eureopan art movements, including Constructivism and Surrealism, and was one of the first English writers to embrace the Existentialist theories of Jean-Paul Sartre. Remarkably Read was once accused by the leading English modernist, Percy Wyndham Lewis, of being too radical in his artistic tastes. Read was also a notable poet of the First World War, and in later years helped to found numerous art organisations, including the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London. And yet, after his death in 1968, he became an almost forgotten figure in art and cultural studies, eclipsed by later figures such as Clement Greenberg and Raymond Williams. In this book sixteen of the world's leading writers on modernist cultural history look at Read's work again, focusing on his anarchist political beliefs, his work on art and literature, and his own creative writings. They place him in the context of twentieth century cultural life, and offer startling explanations for his neglect by later writers on modernism. The book is very well illustrated in full colour, with images of works by many of the artists Read championed. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.