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The Twilight of the Intellectuals by Hilton Kramer

- Abstract

“In a peaceful age,” George Orwell once remarked, “I might have written ornate or merely descriptive books, and might have remained almost unaware of my political loyalties. As it is, I have been forced into becoming a sort of pamphleteer.”



About the Author

Michael J. Lewis, a frequent contributor, teaches at Williams College. He is the author most recently of American Art and Architecture (Thames & Hudson)