Beyond the Tunnel of History : A Revised and Expanded Version of the 1989 BBC Reith Lectures

Annotation A revised and expanded version of the 1989 BBC Reith lectures. Other work by the author includes "Arpentage de la poesie contemporaine", and "Conrad and the West". Other work by the editor includes "America since 1920" and "Kissing cousins: an interpretation of British and American culture." Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-9 Première Place....Pages 11-21 In Pursuit of the Golden Fleece....Pages 23-30 Bruegel’s Babels....Pages 31-37 Highways of Freedom....Pages 39-45 Travelling Back....Pages 47-52 Re-Crossing the Somme....Pages 53-62 Out of the Trench....Pages 63-69 Home Sweet Home!....Pages 71-75 Rivers of Time....Pages 77-83 Channel of History....Pages 85-90 Beyond Tintern....Pages 91-95 Towards the Light....Pages 97-101 Beyond the Tunnel of History....Pages 103-107 Back Matter....Pages 109-123 Jacques Darras With Daniel Snowman. A Rev. And Expanded Version Of The 1989 Bbc Reith Lectures Given By Darras At The University Of Picardy In France.