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Pretentiousness: Why It Matters: an Essay

by Dan Fox
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"A nimble case for pretentiousness as a willingness to take risks." —The New York Times Book Review

Pretentiousness is for anyone who has braved being different, whether that's making a stand against artistic consensus or running the gauntlet of the last bus home dressed differently from everyone else. Pretentiousness is an essential ingredient in pop music and high art. Why do we choose accusations of elitism over open-mindedness? What do our anxieties about "pretending" say about us?

"Fox also cites the work of George Orwell and Susan Sontag repeatedly, and in this book he has written an intellectually rigorous study of culture that echoes the scope of their work. His argument is convincing, and it may leave readers with a newfound respect for the term that gives his book its title." —Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"This thoughtful essay will be balm to those who dare to be elitist." —Toronto Star
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Publisher: Coffee House Press

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  • Release date: March 14, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781566894296
  • File size: 6136 KB
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  • ISBN: 9781566894296
  • File size: 4901 KB
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  • ISBN: 9781566894296
  • File size: 2401 KB
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Art Literary Criticism Philosophy Nonfiction

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"A nimble case for pretentiousness as a willingness to take risks." —The New York Times Book Review

Pretentiousness is for anyone who has braved being different, whether that's making a stand against artistic consensus or running the gauntlet of the last bus home dressed differently from everyone else. Pretentiousness is an essential ingredient in pop music and high art. Why do we choose accusations of elitism over open-mindedness? What do our anxieties about "pretending" say about us?

"Fox also cites the work of George Orwell and Susan Sontag repeatedly, and in this book he has written an intellectually rigorous study of culture that echoes the scope of their work. His argument is convincing, and it may leave readers with a newfound respect for the term that gives his book its title." —Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"This thoughtful essay will be balm to those who dare to be elitist." —Toronto Star
Expand title description text
Art Literary Criticism Philosophy Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Coffee House Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: March 14, 2016

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781566894296
    File size: 6136 KB
    Release date: March 14, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781566894296
    File size: 4901 KB
    Release date: March 14, 2016

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781566894296
    File size: 2401 KB
    Release date: March 14, 2016

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