Elias Canetti, John Hargraves
Notes from Hampstead
- ISBN 13:
- 9780374530594
- author:
- Elias Canetti, John Hargraves
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2005
- Pages:
- 228
- Dimensions:
- 21.59 x 13.97 x 1.32 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Notes from Hampstead offers a unique insight into the thinking of Nobel laureate Elias Canetti. This collection of writings covers a wide range of subjects, including mythology and ethnicity, creativity, violence in the twentieth century, literary history, and his complex relationship with death.
Canetti's thoughts on these topics are woven together from various sources, including his personal experiences following the loss of his wife and the publication of his influential work Crowds and Power. His ambivalent interest in spiritualism is also evident, as he engages in conversations with Jesuits and Indian gurus, and explores the uses and abuses of religion through readings of Greek, Hebrew, and primitive myths.
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