This is a new edition of the much neglected 1967 breakthrough analysis of behavior and the arts. Cultural criticism has been too obsessed with the rage for order to be able to grasp the import of Peckham's search for "some human activity, which serves to break up orientations, to weaken and frustrate the tyrannous drive to order, to prepare the individual to observe what the orientation tells him is irrelevant, but what may every be relevant." This book is destined to force a sharp turn in critical cultural studies because it addresses the rage for chaos in traditional "high culture," not just in popular culture.
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Great Book,
By erik snyder (BROOKLYN, NY, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Man's Rage for Chaos: Biology, Behavior, and the Arts (Paperback)
Whether or not you agree with the ideas and conclusions presented in this book, you should at least finish it armed with some new ideas. Peckham's discussion of biology along side of his discussion of art and human behavior is compelling, fresh, innovative. Much of what I learned from this book has stuck with me for years, and influenced my perspective in other unrelated matters, as well as in my thinking about art. I highly recommend this book although it is a bit of a chore to get through if you don't necessarily enjoy academic writing. That being said, it is completely worth the effort.
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