Mudrick Transcribed: Classes and Talks
Marvin Mudrick taught literature at the University of California at Santa Barbara from 1949 until his death in 1986. In the early 1980s several students of his made tape-recordings of some of his...
View ArticleJane Austen: Irony as Defense and Discovery
In this thoughtful appraisal of the novels and writings of Jane Austen, Mr. Mudrick shows her to be a writer of acute and irreverent sensibilities who, despite the constricted circumstances of her...
View ArticleNobody Here But Us Chickens
The man the Village Voice called “the Mickey Spillane of Belles Lettres” and the Washington Post called a “literary curmudgeon, randy iconoclast, and a delight” outdoes himself in his fifth book, an...
View ArticleThe Man in the Machine
The Man in the Machine consists of new assessments of major writers and critics by the author of whose last book Roger Sale wrote: “T. S. Eliot was not so good a reviewer as Marvin Mudrick is.” Mr....
View ArticleFootball: An American Obsession (Forthcoming)
American football is the most popular, and controversial, sport in the United States, and a massive industry. The NFL’s revenues are over $13 billion annually. The Super Bowl is watched by half of US...
View ArticleFundamentals of Chinese History and Culture (Forthcoming)
Fundamentals of Chinese History and Culture, a Berkshire Essential, provides an overview of a wide range of cultural aspects that can be encountered, and are celebrated, in China today. From national...
View ArticleBecoming a Dragon: Forty Chinese Proverbs for Lifelong Learning and Classroom...
Proverbs are an important and characteristic feature of Chinese language and culture. There is a Chinese proverb for almost any situation, and judicious use of proverbs is regarded as a sign of good...
View ArticleThis Is Sustainability: A Short History of Human Impact on the Natural World...
This Good Earth: A Short History of Human Impact on the Natural World, one of Berkshire's acclaimed "This World of Ours" series, provides a concise guide to the often overwhelming world of climate...
View ArticleBerkshire Essentials: Philosophy and Religion in China (Forthcoming)
Philosophy and Religion in China, a Berkshire Essential, introduces the reader to the philosophical and religious traditions that have shaped Chinese culture from ancient to modern times. Articles in...
View ArticleChinese Governance (Forthcoming)
Combining the rule of the Chinese Communist Party with an economy spurred to emulate free-market capitalism, the modern Chinese state is alternatively described as a leviathan of opposing forces or a...
View ArticleIntroduction to Chinese Literature, Arts, and Architecture (Forthcoming)
Art and Literature in China, a Berkshire Essential, provides an overview of China's rich artistic and literary traditions from ancient times to the twenty-first century: from sculptures, paintings, and...
View ArticleThis Is Africa (Forthcoming)
This Is Africa, one of Berkshire's acclaimed "This World of Ours" series, provides a brief, engaging history of a great and too-little-known continent - a land rich in resources and troubled by...
View ArticleBerkshire Encyclopedia of China, Second Edition (Forthcoming)
A new edition of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of China is in development, with print and digital publication scheduled for Spring 2018. The project is led by Professor Kerry Brown, director of the Lau...
View ArticleOn Culture and Literature
In On Culture and Literature Marvin Mudrick explores the work of major figures in a wide range of fields: literature, political and musical criticism, autobiography, the novel and science. The post On...
View ArticleThis Fleeting World
A great historian can make clear the connections between the first Homo sapiens and today’s version of the species, and a great storyteller can make those connections come alive. David Christian is...
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