Ghosts on the Roof: Selected EssaysWhittaker Chambers is one of the most controversial figures in modern American history a former Communist spy who left the party, testified against Alger Hiss before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and wrote a classic autobiography, "Witness." Dismissed by some as a crank, reviled by others as a traitor, Chambers still looms as a Dostoevskian figure over three decades after his death in 1961. A man of profound pessimism, rare vision, and remarkable literary talents, his continuing importance was attested to when Ronald Reagan posthumously awarded him the Medal of Freedom in 1984. "Ghosts on the Roof," originally published in 1989, brings together more than fifty short stories, essays, articles, and reviews that originally appeared in "Time, Life, National Review, Commonweal, The American Mercury," and the New Masses. Included are essays on Karl Marx, Reinhold Niebuhr, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, George Santayana, Dame Rebecca West, Ayn Rand, and Greta Garbo. These show Chambers at his best, as a peerless historian of ideas. |
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Índice
New Masses March 1931 | 3 |
New Masses April 1931 | 22 |
New Masses OCTOBER 1931 | 30 |
New Masses December 1931 | 40 |
Night Thoughts | 47 |
Time May 1 1939 | 49 |
Time May 8 1939 | 50 |
NINOTCHKA Time November 6 1939 | 56 |
Time Februarv 23 1948 | 175 |
Time March 8 1948 | 184 |
The History of Western Culture | 195 |
Life April 7 1947 | 197 |
Life May 26 1947 | 204 |
Life August 4 1947 | 209 |
Life September 15 1947 | 217 |
Life November 17 1947 | 223 |
THE GRAPES OF WRATH Time February 12 1940 | 58 |
Time January 6 1941 | 60 |
Time February 10 1941 | 63 |
Time AUGUST 16 1943 | 66 |
The American Mercury January 1944 | 74 |
The American Mercury FEBRUARY 1944 | 80 |
The American Mercury March 1944 | 86 |
The American Mercury APRIL 1944 | 92 |
Time OCTOBER 9 1944 | 98 |
Time November 13 1944 | 104 |
Time MARCH 5 1945 | 111 |
Time October 22 1945 | 116 |
Time DECEMBER 24 1945 | 119 |
A Lenten Age | 121 |
Time FEBRUARY 25 1946 | 123 |
Time JULY 1 1946 | 126 |
Time DECEMBER 30 1946 | 134 |
Time March 17 1947 | 141 |
Time April 28 1947 | 150 |
Time DECEMBER 8 1947 | 156 |
Life Februarv 2 1948 | 166 |
Life March 22 1948 | 233 |
Life June 14 1948 | 242 |
Letters from Westminster | 255 |
Commonweal SEPTEMBER 19 1952 | 257 |
IS ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN DANGER? Life June 22 1953 | 265 |
THE END OF A DARK AGE USHERS IN NEW DANGERS | 279 |
National Review OCTOBER 26 1957 | 291 |
National Review NOVEMBER 2 1957 | 300 |
THE LEFT UNDERSTANDS THE LEFT National Review November 16 1957 | 304 |
TO TEMPORIZE IS DEATH National Review November 23 1957 | 308 |
National Review December 28 1957 | 313 |
SPRINGHEAD TO SPRINGHEAD National Review May 31 1958 | 319 |
National Review SEPTEMBER 27 1958 | 326 |
A REMINDER National Review November 8 1958 | 328 |
National Review NOVEMBER 22 1958 | 331 |
National Review JANUARY 31 1959 | 333 |
National Review February 28 1959 | 335 |
A CORRECTION National Review May 9 1959 | 340 |
National Review JUNE 20 1959 | 345 |
INDEX | 351 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
American answer asked became become began believe better called Catholic Century Chambers Chambers's China Church civilization close Communism Communist Comrade course dark death developed East Europe eyes face fact faith father feel followed force France freedom German give hand head Hiss hope human idea important Italy Joyce King knew land later less liberal light living look Marxism mass matter means medieval Middle mind Miss moved nature never night once organized party peace perhaps political problem question reason Russian scarcely seems sense social society sometimes Soviet stand story talk tell things thought took turned understand University voice West Witness writing wrote
Passagens conhecidas
Página 214 - I have of late— but wherefore I know not— lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.
Página 281 - The times have been That, when the brains were out, the man would die, And there an end ; but now they rise again, With twenty mortal murders on their crowns, And push us from our stools.
Página 137 - An' He never said a mumblin' word, Not a word— not a word — not a word. He bowed His head an' died, An' He never said a mumblin
Página 155 - Where was the Judge whom he had never seen? Where was the High Court, to which he had never penetrated?
Página 119 - Fear not ; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you, ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Página 128 - Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by impressed forces to change that state.
Página 53 - Can't hear with bawk of bats, all thim liffeying waters of. Ho, talk save us! My foos won't moos. I feel as old as yonder elm. A tale told of Shaun or Shem?
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | Ghosts on the Roof: Selected Essays The library of conservative thought |
| Autor | Whittaker Chambers |
| Editor | Terry Teachout |
| Editora | Transaction Publishers, 1996 |
| ISBN | 1412824591, 9781412824590 |
| Número de páginas | 361 páginas |
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