The two cultures controversy: science, literature and cultural politics in postwar Britain

Since C.P. Snow clashed with F.R. Leavis in the early 1960s, it has been a commonplace to lament that intellectual life is divided between 'two cultures', the arts and sciences. Ortolano recasts this dispute as an ideological conflict between competing visions of Britain's past, prese...

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Main Author: Ortolano, Guy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2009
Edition:1. publ.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Since C.P. Snow clashed with F.R. Leavis in the early 1960s, it has been a commonplace to lament that intellectual life is divided between 'two cultures', the arts and sciences. Ortolano recasts this dispute as an ideological conflict between competing visions of Britain's past, present, and future.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XI, 294 S.
ISBN:9780521892049

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