books by Stuart Gilbert (revolution experience combined)

books by Stuart Gilbert

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3 reviews
Andre Malraux

Princeton University Press, 1978

A philosophy of the history of art
This is a profound work. It contains six - hundred representations of artistic work that Malraux builds his commentry around. The language is philosophical and poetic and often very difficult. The work is divided into four sections. Museum Without Walls, The Metamorphoses of Appolo, the Creative Process, Aftermath of the Absolute.

The Plague

162 reviews
Albert Camus, Stuart Gilbert

Vintage, 1991

The Greatest Novel of the 20th Century?
Albert Camus' magnificent novel, "The Plague," is the only book I've read a dozen times. This month, I'm reading it yet again with ever-increasing respect for the author's skill and radical commitment to honesty. Only George Orwell comes close, in my opinion. SO WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL, ANYWAY? "The Plague" was first published in 1947, just two years after the close of World War II. The storyline ...

Night Flight

13 reviews
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Stuart Gilbert

Mariner Books, 1974

Wonderful Chronicle of the Human Condition.
I have read Exupery's "The Little Prince." I am aware of his tragic 1944 death, just two years after writing this marvelous little book, while flying a solo reconoissance mission in support of the Allies, somewhere over the Mediterranean sea. The world lost a great literary and artistic talent, as well as a hero. This is important context, because "Night Flight" serves to enhance St. ...

James Joyce's Ulysses

14 reviews
Stuart Gilbert

Vintage, 1987

Works if given a chance
Four stars, not five, if only because I do agree somewhat that this study can be as complex as the novel itself. I think that the reason for this is that Joyce's work is, indeed, so rich and allusory that a full-length treatment like this is demanded. Ulysses is to the novel what Jorge Borges's short stories are to that literary art form. By the way, 12 years ago I took a college course on ...

The Old Regime and the French Revolution

14 reviews
Alexis de Tocqueville

Anchor, 1983

The French Revolution "sought to increase the power and jurisdiction of the central authority."
"What was the true aim of the Revolution? What was its specific character? Why did it take place and what exactly did it achieve?" As Tocqueville addresses these questions herein (without, I should add, detailing the specific events of the actual Revolution---this treatise is not a history of that event) he makes these points: "The aim of the Revolution was not, as once was thought, to ...

Airman's Odyssey

2 reviews
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Lewis Galantiere, ...

Mariner Books, 1984

A great book for anyone to share with friends.
I was exposed to St. Ex in the ninth grade by my French teacher. He had us read the "Little Prince". My dream was to be a pilot and I could relate to the story. Going through college I read other books by St. Ex. and have been a fan ever since. I am a pilot and his writing touch the heart and soul of the reader. Both from physical experience and from spiritual wanderings. One could call ...

World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Combined Volume, Atlas Edition (5th Edition)

1 review
Peter N. Stearns, Michael Adas, ...

Longman, 2007

Not as advertised
This book was listed as having - at no additional cost - access to [...]. It did not contain the code for the website and neither the publisher nor amazon would acknowledge the missing item - each blaming the other for not including it. i returned it as i wanted access to the website and only skimmed through the book - which seemed well organized.