The World's Game
Reflections on Western Culture
1st Edition
Published on 8. May 2025
528 pages
978-1-83793-336-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the twelfth century, Pope Clement III declared: 'The Pope is resolved to be the lord and master of the world's game.' Yet history has proven to be much more complex.
In this epic narrative, Frederic Raphael explores the most significant moments, ideas and figures that have shaped the world's stage. He takes us on a journey through history: from the reigns of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great, to Plato and Socrates and the origins of philosophy, the turning point of World War Two and the invention of the atom bomb, and, finally, the social and cultural divisions of modern day. It is often a story of conflict: the rise of anti-Semitism, the tensions between science and faith, progress and strife, comedy and ruthlessness.
Thought-provoking and compelling, The World's Game weaves a tapestry of the Western world and the power struggles that have shaped it.
In this epic narrative, Frederic Raphael explores the most significant moments, ideas and figures that have shaped the world's stage. He takes us on a journey through history: from the reigns of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great, to Plato and Socrates and the origins of philosophy, the turning point of World War Two and the invention of the atom bomb, and, finally, the social and cultural divisions of modern day. It is often a story of conflict: the rise of anti-Semitism, the tensions between science and faith, progress and strife, comedy and ruthlessness.
Thought-provoking and compelling, The World's Game weaves a tapestry of the Western world and the power struggles that have shaped it.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-83793-336-5 (9781837933365)
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Person
Frederic Raphael is a BAFTA and Academy Award-winning screenwriter, author and journalist. He wrote the screenplays for Oscar-winning Darling (1965), Oscar-nominated Two for the Road (1967) and the 1967 adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd. As a journalist, his articles have been published in The Sunday Times and the Los Angeles Times. As a prolific author, Raphael has written numerous works of fiction and translation, as well as history, essays and memoirs, most notably The Glittering Prizes (1976) and Eyes Wide Open (1999).
