Stuart Holroyd
Autore di The Elements of Gnosticism
Sull'Autore
Opere di Stuart Holroyd
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1933-08-10
- Sesso
- male
- Luogo di nascita
- Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Declaration di Tom Maschler
This book is vital for anyone studying the cultural environment of postwar Britain and the rise of a generation of writers, filmmakers, and critics once termed as Angry Young Men. In fact, as their later careers proved, it was a disparate group of people with varied responses to the specific political and cultural situation they found in the United Kingdom in the years immediately after the Second World War and on into the 1950s. Chapters include contributions from: Colin Wilson, John Osborne, John Wain, Kenneth Tynan, Bill Hopkins, Lindsay Anderson, Stuart Holroyd and, at least one decidedly much calmer woman, Doris Lessing.… (altro)
This is a good introduction to Krishnamurti. It is not as deep or thorough as the similarly named "Krishnamurti and the Experience of the Silent Mind" by A. D. Dhopeshwarkar, but serves as a satisfactory though brief guide for those not familiar with K's writings.
An above average overview of Gnosticism. A bit more scholarly than the other books in the series.
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- Opere
- 36
- Utenti
- 308
- Popolarità
- #76,456
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 52
- Lingue
- 7