A collection of essays first published in "The new criterion."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Ancient ghosts stir / by David Pryce-Jones -- A dearth of feeling / by Anne Applebaum -- The eclipse of listening / by Roger Scruton -- Knocking about the ruins / by John Gross -- A devitalized wariness / by Ferdinand Mount -- Possessing the golden key / by John Herington -- The real stuff of history / by Keith Windschuttle -- Present-tense culture / by Mark Steyn -- The postmodern assault / by Hilton Kramer -- Experiments against reality / by Roger Kimball.
