“Take another human impulse that can be harmonised, but should not be suppressed: the impulse to confess. The historian cannot help observing how the need for confession has returned, even - or especially - in the land of the Pilgrim Fathers. The difference is that instead of confession being followed by a simple comforting rubric which has behind it the weight of divine authority, the modern confessor must grope his way into the labyrinth of the psyche, with all its false turnings and dissolving perspectives - a noble aim, but a terrifying responsibility.”
Clark explores our history and culture through the diverse creative works of Western man with illustrations and text pertaining to art, buildings, books and great individuals.
Author: Kenneth Clark
Title: Civilisation: A Personal View
Edition: Fifth printing
Published: New York: Harper & Row, 1969
Physical description: Hardcover; Quarto; 359p; 286 illustrations
Condition: Dust jacket in good condition with edge wear and slight tearing along top edge. Boards and spine clean and bright with some edge wear and bumping to corners and edges. Binding tight and square. Pages clear.
Comments: Solid copy.
