To Hell with Culture, and Other Essays on Art and Society

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• 1 - Introduction 1
• 2 - To Hell with Culture 10
• 3 - The Politics of Unpolitical 38
• 4 - The Cult of Leadership 49
• 5 - A Civilization from Under 71
• 6 - The Symptoms of Decadence 86
• 7 - The Collective Patron 93
• 8 - The Secret of Success 100
• 9 - The Freedom of the Artist 113
• 10 - The Nature of Revolutionary Art 126
• 11 - The Psychology of Reaction 135
• 12 - The Problem of Pornography 152
• 13 - Civilization and the Sense of Quality 171

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• 1 - Introduction 1
• 2 - To Hell with Culture 10
• 3 - The Politics of Unpolitical 38
• 4 - The Cult of Leadership 49
• 5 - A Civilization from Under 71
• 6 - The Symptoms of Decadence 86
• 7 - The Collective Patron 93
• 8 - The Secret of Success 100
• 9 - The Freedom of the Artist 113
• 10 - The Nature of Revolutionary Art 126
• 11 - The Psychology of Reaction 135
• 12 - The Problem of Pornography 152
• 13 - Civilization and the Sense of Quality 171
• 14 - The Great Debate 178
• 15 - The Arts and Peace 186