Time of Need: Forms of Imagination in the Twentieth Century

by William Barrett

Book by Barrett, William

Genres: Philosophy

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

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William Christopher Barrett (1913 – 1992) was a professor of philosophy at New York University from 1950 to 1979. Precociously, he began post-secondary studies at the City College of New York when 15 years old. He received his PhD at Columbia University. He was an editor of Partisan Review and later the literary critic of The Atlantic Monthly magazine. He was well-known for writing philosophical works for nonexperts. Perhaps the best known among these were Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy and The Illusion of Technique , which remain in print.

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book many years ago. It influenced my view of literary criticism through the filter of existential nihilism and 20th century aesthetic philosophy.