DECLARATION

by Tom- Ed. Maschler ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 14, 1958

Eight of Britain's ""young literary lions"" who have been tagged as the Angry Young Men have been asked here to express themselves and their beliefs. All of them -- while acknowledging the impoverishment of the time in which they live -- have found a point of commitment beyond the repudiation of the past. For Doris Lessing it is a larger vision, the ""warmth, compassion, humanity"" which illuminated the literature of the 19th century; for the The Outsider, Colin Wilson, imprisoned by reality, it is an attempt to get free toward some spiritual sphere; John Wain asserts that the artist's function is to humanize his society. An often brilliant barrage of ideas and a manifesto of intents and ideals which will define the intellectual climate of the younger generation.

Pub Date: April 14, 1958

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1958

Categories: NONFICTION