A review by joshknape
The Devil's Pleasure Palace: The Cult of Critical Theory and the Subversion of the West by Michael A. Walsh

1.0

The most disappointing book I've read in years. The problrm was that I misunderstood what to expect from the title. I thought it would explain specific critical theories of literature (and other art forms) and explain how each has contributed to the degradation of Western culture.

It is actually only an unfocused rumination and polemic on the political and social damage wrought by the critical theories, emphasizing much more their political effects.

Not recommended.