A four-part essay analysing the decline of Western civilisation and the limitations of humanism, particularly in post-war Europe. First published in 1971, it takes the Bluebeard myth as a metaphor for the brutalities unleashed in the twentieth century and argues for the need for a new moral consciousness.
First Faber & Faber edition, 1971
Good condition. Some edge wear and small markings to the jacket; tight spine and undamaged cover. Clean interior.
