Wyndham Lewis : Rude Assigment : A Narrative of My Career Up-To-date : 1st 1950

Rude Assignment: a Narrative of My Career Up-To-date

By Wyndham Lewis

London: Hutchinson, undated [1950]. First Edition. Hardback book with original dust jacket. 251 pages. Illustrated.

CONDITION
A good first edition. The dust jacket remains unclipped and in good condition with just some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends. Front endpaper lightly spotted. Pages good throughout. No writing or names. Overall a good first edition.

Written throughout the late '40s, and originally titled The Politics of Intellect, Rude Assignment is divided into three parts, the first devoted to 'the ambivalent position of the intellectual in the modern world; the nature of satire; and the overriding influence of politics in contemporary thought. The second part provides 'the personal background to his career'; and Part Three re-examines earlier works, trying to square away his politics of the '30s, and reaffirming his sympathies for both Socialism and Internationalism.

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