First and Last Things by Richard Hoggart - 2002-03-01

Transaction Publishers, 2002-03-01. Paperback. Like New. 0.7520 9.0394 6.3583.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. Part meditation, part commonplace book, First and Last Things is an attempt by a writer of great distinction and strong convictions to take stock of his beliefs and values. Here, Richard Hoggart considers the big questions without shortchanging readers with easy answers. He examines problems (as he sees them) of faith; the mysterious origins of conscience; the importance of family and friends; the value of literature; the nature of memory; and the need, in old age, to find some value in existence. To these issues, and many others, the author brings a lifetime of rich experience and a mind well stocked with the best that has been written by those who have gone before. What emerges above all in this work is Richard Hoggart's love of, almost obsession with, quotations from great authors, especially, of course, Shakespeare. He muses on the business of capitalism and democracy, noting a reluctant conclusion that democracy is the least worst form of government, and that… Read More

Transaction Pub, 2002. Paperback. New. 234 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches.

Routledge, 2002-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!