Herbert Read Reassessed

by David Goodway (editor)

Herbert Read (1893–1968) acquired in his lifetime a considerable international reputation in all the major areas of his diverse as poet, as educationalist, as anarchist, as philosopher (of aesthetics), as art critic, as historian of, and above all, as propagandist for modern art and design. The papers assembled in Herbert Read Reassessed offer a comprehensive and authoritative coverage of Read’s life work that is designed to stimulate debate.

"An impressive volume... it manages to present a unified but not totalizing portrait of one of England’s most distinguished twentieth-century critics."— English Historical Review

352 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

British historian and a respected international authority on anarchism and libertarian socialism. Gained a doctorate under Eric Hobsbawm and taught for a number of years at Leeds University.