Dimensions
161 x 240 x 41mm
Frank Kermode is now widely regarded as Britain's most distinguished literary critic. Unlike other recent collections of his work, which have confined themselves to particular decades, 'Pieces Of My Mind' surveys the whole of his career.
Among other things, the book contains more on Shakespeare, the subject of his best-selling book 'Shakespeare's Language', and what he calls "my best tribute" to Wallace Stevens, the poet who more than any others hovers over the whole of his work.
Kermode's originality, penetration and elegance, here displayed in their most engaging, show why his writing has attracted such admiration. But the book does not confine itself to literary criticism, history and theory; it also contains pieces about dance, painting, the Bible and opera, and three previously unpublished pieces, on 'Memory', 'Forgetting' and 'The Cambridge Connection'.
'Pieces Of My Mind' magnificently reminds us why criticism is important, and it shows us how enjoyable it can be when done clearly and lucidly.
