What Is the Present?

Hardback

Main Details

Title What Is the Present?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael North
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155
Category/GenreLiterature - history and criticism
History of Western philosophy
Philosophy - metaphysics and ontology
Philosophy - aesthetics
ISBN/Barcode 9780691179698
ClassificationsDewey:809.93384
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 5 June 2018
Publication Country United States

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

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"