Norman O. Brown was a scholar, poet and revolutionary who made
a lasting impression on the sixties generation. His distinctive
fusion of Marxism, psychoanalysis and classical literature inspired
students across the United States and in Europe to participate in
the political upheaval of that time. His books, including Love’s
Body and Life Against Death, are still being used in college
classrooms throughout the country.
This memorial volume has two sections, the first presenting a
previously unpublished autobiographical essay in which Brown
details both his family and intellectual background prior to
arriving in the United States at the University of Chicago.
The second section contains a number of short meditations on his
life and work by friends, family and colleagues. The pieces are
poetic and insightful, a true testimony to the kind of thinking
Brown inspired. They were presented originally during a memorial
gathering at the University of California Santa Cruz, which
included, among others, his colleagues there: Carl E. Schorske, Jay
Cantor, Hayden White, Helene Moglen, Jim Clifford and Nathaniel
Mackey.
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