On Further Reflection

Actor, doctor, TV presenter, film director, opera director, sculptor - Sir Jonathan Miller's careers cover a vast range. He is also a gifted and insightful writer, but his writings have been scattered across a series of books and articles over the last sixty years. This selection gives an idea of the depth and variety of his preoccupations, from mesmerism to neurology, film and theatre to art history and technique, parody to reportage. Each extract has an introduction by Miller, setting it in the context of his interests in the arts and sciences. With wit and perception, Miller casts light on many aspects of the world which we take for granted, and illuminates them with original insights. His writings incorporate ideas and techniques which have made Miller a unique presence on the cultural scene, gathered together here for the first time in one collection.

Actor, medic, prezentator TV, regizor de film, regizor de opera, sculptor - Carierele lui Sir Jonathan Miller acopera o gama larga. Este, de asemenea, un scriitor talentat si perspicace, dar scrierile sale au fost imprastiate intr-o serie de carti si articole in ultimii saizeci de ani.