Herbert Read
Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC (1893–1968) was an English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art. He was one of the earliest English writers to take notice of existentialism, and was strongly influenced by proto-existentialist thinker Max Stirner.
Read more about Herbert Read: Early Life, Early Work, Art Criticism, Anarchism and Philosophical Outlook, Views On Education, Death and Legacy, Quotations and Excerpts, Selected Bibliography, Further Reading
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