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Great Books

Paperback – September 25, 1997

David Denby

Simon & Schuster · 1997-09-25

Great Books: Paperback – September 25, 1997

Literary CriticismEducationCulturalLiteraryLovers

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  • Good for readers who enjoy Education
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  • Themes: Cultural, Literary, Lovers.
  • Reading lane: Education and Literary Criticism.
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster.

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*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* “ A lively adventure of the mind...The tone of the prose...is one of unqualified enthusiasm: energy, vigor, intellectual curiosity, and what might be called an ecstasy of imaginative journalism.” — The New York Times Book Review At the age of forty-eight, writer and film critic David Denby returned to Columbia University and re-enrolled in two core courses in Western civilization to confront the literary and philosophical masterpieces -- the "great book...

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*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* “ A lively adventure of the mind...The tone of the prose...is one of unqualified enthusiasm: energy, vigor, intellectual curiosity, and what might be called an ecstasy of imaginative journalism.” — The New York Times Book Review At the age of forty-eight, writer and film critic David Denby returned to Columbia University and re-enrolled in two core courses in Western civilization to confront the literary and philosophical masterpieces -- the "great books" -- that are now at the heart of the culture wars. In Great Books, he leads us on a glorious tour, a rediscovery and celebration of such authors as Homer and Boccaccio, Locke and Nietzsche. Conrad and Woolf. The resulting personal odyssey is an engaging blend of self-discovery, cultural commentary, reporting, criticism, and autobiography -- an inspiration for anyone in love with the written word.