The Country and the City - Softcover

Williams, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195198107 ISBN 13: 9780195198102

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1975

Synopsis

As a brilliant survey of English literature in terms of changing attitudes towards country and city, Williams' highly-acclaimed study reveals the shifting images and associations between these two traditional poles of life throughout the major developmental periods of English culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Raymond Williams, Jesus College, Cambridge University.

Review:

"The best book by one of the great literary critics of the century. Ideal for courses in English literature and history alike."--Brie Thompson, UCSC

"Williams has undertaken in this book a critical history of English literature from a stimulatingly original point of view."--Robert Hatch, The Nation

"Williams' historical viewpoint [is] fused out of the materials of an immensely impressive knowledge of literature, a personal commitment, and a sophisticated sort of impressionism."--Alan Goldfein, Commentary

"Its readings are original, its prose is concise, and it is particularly affecting because it expresses its author's concern with its themes."--Naomi Bliven, The New Yorker

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0195198107
• ISBN 13: 9780195198102
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352