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Cover of On the Contrary: Articles of Belief, 1946-1961

On the Contrary: Articles of Belief, 1946-1961

โœ Scribed by Mary McCarthy

Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2013
Tongue
en-us
Weight
354 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN
1480441198

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โœฆ Synopsis

Mary McCarthy, one of our most brilliant and beloved authors, serves up wit, insight, and her unique worldview in this diverse collection of essays

In provocatively titled pieces such as "The Contagion of Ideas," "Tyranny of the Orgasm," and "No News, or ,What Killed the Dog," Mary McCarthy expresses her frank, unflinching, often contrarian point of view.

Nothing--and no one--is safe from her merciless writer's eye--from politics to the ever-changing social scene to the strengths and weaknesses of her native country, where she believes "passivity and not aggressiveness is the dominant trait of the American character." On the Contrary also features a cast of memorable characters. In "Naming Names," Arthur Miller's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee results in an indictment for contempt of Congress. McCarthy reviews The Human Condition , Hannah Arendt's breakthrough book, and despairs of finding a...

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