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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Arcade Pub
Publication date
January 20, 2015
Pages
118
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781628724257
ISBN-10
1628724250
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
Original list price
$14.95
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Summaries and Reviews
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âOnly a monster can allow himself the luxury of seeing things as they are,â writes E. M. Cioran, the Romanian-born philosopher who has rightly been compared to Samuel Beckett.
In History and Utopia, Cioran the monster writes of politics in its broadest sense, of history, and of the utopian dream. His views are, to say the least, provocative. In one essay he casts a scathing look at democracy, that âfestival of mediocrityâ; in another he turns his uncompromising gaze on Russia, its history, its evolution, and what he calls âthe virtues of liberty.â In the dark shadow of Stalin and Hitler, he writes of tyrants and tyranny with rare lucidity and convincing logic. In âOdyssey of Rancor,â he examines the deep-rooted dream in all of us to âhate our neighbors,â to take immediate and irremediable revenge. And, in the final essay, he analyzes the notion of the âgolden age,â the biblical Eden, the utopia of so many poets and thinkers.
In History and Utopia, Cioran the monster writes of politics in its broadest sense, of history, and of the utopian dream. His views are, to say the least, provocative. In one essay he casts a scathing look at democracy, that âfestival of mediocrityâ; in another he turns his uncompromising gaze on Russia, its history, its evolution, and what he calls âthe virtues of liberty.â In the dark shadow of Stalin and Hitler, he writes of tyrants and tyranny with rare lucidity and convincing logic. In âOdyssey of Rancor,â he examines the deep-rooted dream in all of us to âhate our neighbors,â to take immediate and irremediable revenge. And, in the final essay, he analyzes the notion of the âgolden age,â the biblical Eden, the utopia of so many poets and thinkers.
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Paperback
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With Richard Howard (other contributor), E. M. Cioran |
Reprint edition from Arcade Pub (January 20, 2015)
9781628724257 | details & prices | 118 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $14.95
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