In Frederic Raphael's wide-ranging essays familiar faces are portrayed with a ruthless clarity that seeks to conceal nothing. Considered is Primo Levi, a champion in the fight between civilization and barbarism. Other essays pursue Aristotle, surrealism, Gore Vidal, cultural criticism, Heidegger, the emperor Hadrian, Arthur Koestler, the Jews, David Storey, the Greeks, Schnitzler, and cinema. Read More
In Frederic Raphael's wide-ranging essays familiar faces are portrayed with a ruthless clarity that seeks to conceal nothing. Considered is Primo Levi, a champion in the fight between civilization and barbarism. Other essays pursue Aristotle, surrealism, Gore Vidal, cultural criticism, Heidegger, the emperor Hadrian, Arthur Koestler, the Jews, David Storey, the Greeks, Schnitzler, and cinema. Read Less
