Who killed Homer?

the demise of classical education and the recovery of Greek wisdom

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Who killed Homer?

the demise of classical education and the recovery of Greek wisdom

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Who Killed Homer? argues that if we lose our knowledge of the Greeks, we lose our understanding of who we are. With straightforward advice and informative reading lists, the authors present a highly useful primer for anyone who wants more knowledge of Classics, and thus of the beauty and perils of our own culture.

For over two millennia in the West, familiarity with the literature, art, philosophy, and values of the Classical World has been synonymous with education itself. The traditions of the Greeks explain why Western Culture is so uniquely dynamic and why its tenets of democracy, capitalism, materialism, personal freedom, civil liberty, and constitutional government are now sweeping the globe.

The failure of today's Classicists has meant that formal study of the origins of Western Culture is disappearing from American life at precisely the time when it is most needed to explain, guide, and warn the public about both the wonders and dangers of their own culture. This book explains what has been killed, who did it and why - and how we might still save Classics and the Greeks for another generation.

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Encounter Books
Language
English
Pages
328

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-315) and index.
Originally published: New York : Free Press, c1998.

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San Francisco [Calif.]

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
480/.071/073
Library of Congress
PA78.U6 H36 2001, PA78.U6H36 2001, PA78.U6 H35 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxix, 328 p. ;
Number of pages
328

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3951204M
ISBN 10
1893554260
LCCN
2001044883, 01044883
OCLC/WorldCat
46774123
Library Thing
14075
Goodreads
101487

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