Important Nonsense [Signed - Association Copy]

Published by Prometheus Books, New York, 1987

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This copy is inscribed to Horizon Books publisher Ben Raeburn and is from his estate that passed to his partner. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. Lionel Abel was a prominent American dramatist, critic and translator, credited with coining the term "metatheatre" and translating Jean-Paul Sartre into English. In Important Nonsense, Abel offers incisive essays on major intellectual figures such as Dostoevsky, Sartre, Kojeve and Russell, revealing his lifelong engagement with radical thought and literary culture. The inscription to Horizon Press publisher Ben Raeburn known for the Evergreen Review and championing serious literature; ties the book to a distinguished literary-publishing provenance, elevating its significance. The book is scarce in inscribed form, and this makes the copy particularly desirable for scholars of American intellectual history or mid-20th-century literary criticism. Subjects: Lionel Abel; Literary Criticism; Intellectual History; Sartre & Existentialism; Translation; American Drama; 20th-Century Philosophy. Non-Fiction; Literary Criticism; Philosophy; Essays.…

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Title
Important Nonsense [Signed - Association Copy]
Author
Abel, Lionel (1910-2001)
Publisher
Prometheus Books, New York
Publication year
1987
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
Fine
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Edition
1st Edition
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LITERARY CRITICISM, LITERATURE [Many Sub-Catagories], PHILOSOPHY

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