What Is the Present
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What Is the Present
By (Author) Michael North
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
14th August 2018
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
Philosophy: aesthetics
809.93384
Physical Properties
Hardback
224
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
A provocative new look at concepts of the present, their connection to ideas about time, and their effect on literature, art, and culture The problem of the present-what it is and what it means-is one that has vexed generations of thinkers and artists. Because modernity places so much value on the present, many critics argue that people today sp
Reviews
"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"
Author Bio
Michael North is professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. His many books include Novelty: A History of the New, Machine-Age Comedy, and Camera Works: Photography and the Twentieth-Century Word.
