Illusion and Reality was written quickly during the summer of 1935, while Caudwell was in the process of a political conversion to Marxism. Portions of the manuscript were produced at a rate of 5,000 words a day. In its use of political theory and history the book was influenced by the philosophy of Karl Marx, but it also was strongly indebted to the literary criticism of I. A. Richards.
Illusion and Reality a Study of the Sources of Poetry by Christopher Caudwell
Title: Illusion and Reality: A Study of the Sources of Poetry
Author: Christopher Cauldwell
Publisher: Lawrence & Wishart
Publication Date: 1958
Format: HardbackCondition: Blue cloth covers which are in a good condition with very minor bumping to corners. It comes with its original dust jacket which is a bit edgy at the top and small ink mark to inside flap. The pages are clean with no ink or pencil marks and are very slightly tanned due to age.
Book measures 22cm x 15cm with 342 pages.