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Notes on the death of culture : essays on spectacle and society

"A provocative essay collection that finds the Nobel laureate taking on the decline of intellectual life In the past, culture was a kind of vital consciousness that constantly rejuvenated and revivified everyday reality. Now it is largely a mechanism of distraction and entertainment. Notes on the Death of Culture is an examination and indictment of this transformation--penned by none other than Mario Vargas Llosa, who is not only one of our finest novelists but one of the keenest social critics at work today. Taking his cues from T. S. Eliot--whose essay "Notes Toward a Definition of Culture" is a touchstone precisely because the culture Eliot aimed to describe has since vanished--Vargas Llosa traces a decline whose ill effects have only just begun to be felt. He mourns, in particular, the figure of the intellectual: for most of the twentieth century, men and women of letters drove political, aesthetic, and moral conversations; today they have all but disappeared from public debate. But Vargas Llosa stubbornly refuses to fade into the background. He is not content to merely sign a petition; he will not bite his tongue. A necessary gadfly, the Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa, here vividly translated by John King, provides a tough but essential critique of our time and culture"--

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  • "Civilización del espetáculo"@it

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  • ""A provocative essay collection that finds the Nobel laureate taking on the decline of intellectual life In the past, culture was a kind of vital consciousness that constantly rejuvenated and revivified everyday reality. Now it is largely a mechanism of distraction and entertainment. Notes on the Death of Culture is an examination and indictment of this transformation-- penned by none other than Mario Vargas Llosa, who is not only one of our finest novelists but one of the keenest social critics at work today. Taking his cues from T. S. Eliot-- whose essay "Notes Toward a Definition of Culture" is a touchstone precisely because the culture Eliot aimed to describe has since vanished-- Vargas Llosa traces a decline whose ill effects have only just begun to be felt. He mourns, in particular, the figure of the intellectual: for most of the twentieth century, men and women of letters drove political, aesthetic, and moral conversations; today they have all but disappeared from public debate. But Vargas Llosa stubbornly refuses to fade into the background. He is not content to merely sign a petition; he will not bite his tongue. A necessary gadfly, the Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa, here vividly translated by John King, provides a tough but essential critique of our time and culture"--"
  • ""La banalización de las artes y la literatura, el triunfo del periodismo amarillista y la frivolidad de la política son síntomas de un mal mayor que aqueja a la sociedad contemporánea: la idea temeraria de convertir en bien supremo nuestra natural propensión a divertirnos. En el pasado, la cultura fue una especie de conciencia que impedía dar la espalda a la realidad. Ahora, actúa como mecanismo de distracción y entretenamiento. La figura del intelectual, que estructuró todo el siglo XX, hoy ha desaparecido del debate público. Aunque algunos firmen manifiestos o participen en polémicas, lo cierto es que su repercusión en la sociedad es mínima. Consistentes de esta situación, muchos han optado por el discreto silencio. Como buen espíritu incómodo, Vargas Llosa nos entrega una durísima radiografía de nuestro tiempo y nuestra cultura." --Cubierta."@es
  • "The author discusses how modern civilization has become centered around entertainment, gossip, and enjoyment, and has adopted a carefree attitude, ignoring what is truly happening."
  • ""A provocative essay collection that finds the Nobel laureate taking on the decline of intellectual life In the past, culture was a kind of vital consciousness that constantly rejuvenated and revivified everyday reality. Now it is largely a mechanism of distraction and entertainment. Notes on the Death of Culture is an examination and indictment of this transformation--penned by none other than Mario Vargas Llosa, who is not only one of our finest novelists but one of the keenest social critics at work today. Taking his cues from T. S. Eliot--whose essay "Notes Toward a Definition of Culture" is a touchstone precisely because the culture Eliot aimed to describe has since vanished--Vargas Llosa traces a decline whose ill effects have only just begun to be felt. He mourns, in particular, the figure of the intellectual: for most of the twentieth century, men and women of letters drove political, aesthetic, and moral conversations; today they have all but disappeared from public debate. But Vargas Llosa stubbornly refuses to fade into the background. He is not content to merely sign a petition; he will not bite his tongue. A necessary gadfly, the Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa, here vividly translated by John King, provides a tough but essential critique of our time and culture"--"@en
  • "The author puts forth a hard and somber interpretation of our times. Our civilization has turned into entertainment, gossip, enjoyment, and has adopted a carefree, devil-may-care attitude, ignoring what is happening as long as it has its fix of soccer, bull fighting, baseball, cheap entertainment, talk shows, irresponsible yellow journalism, and exploitation of the poor. The idea is: have fun, keep boredom at bay, and avoid what bothers, worries and anguishes us. In fact modern culture makes it a social mandate."
  • ""La creciente banalización del arte y la literatura, el triunfo del amarillismo en la prensa y la frivolidad de la política son síntomas de un mal mayor que aqueja a la sociedad contemporánea: la suicida idea de que el único fin en la vida es pasárselo bien. Como buen espíritu incómodo, Vargas Llosa nos entrega una durísima radiografía de nuestro tiempo." --Publisher's website"
  • ""New essays attacking the precipitous decline of contemporary culture by the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa"--"
  • ""New essays attacking the precipitous decline of contemporary culture by the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa"--"@en

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  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Aufsatzsammlung"
  • "History"@es
  • "History"@en
  • "History"

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  • "TSivilizatsiya na zrelishteto"
  • "La civilizacion del espectaculo"
  • "La civiltà dello spettacolo"@it
  • "La civiltà dello spettacolo"
  • "Notes on the death of culture : essays on spectacle and society"
  • "Notes on the death of culture : essays on spectacle and society"@en
  • "La Civilización del espectáculo"
  • "T︠S︡ivilizat︠s︡ii︠a︡ na zrelishteto"
  • "La civilización del espectáculo"@it
  • "La civilización del espectáculo"@es
  • "La civilización del espectáculo"
  • "Alles Boulevard"
  • "Alles Boulevard wer seine Kultur verliert, verliert sich selbst"
  • "Alles Boulevard : wer seine Kultur verliert, verliert sich selbst"

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