First and Last Things

First and Last Things

Richard Hoggart

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2002
Materia
Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9780765801463

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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. 

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