Great Books

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Touchstone
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 1997
Edition: First Edition

Description: 492 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER 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.

ISBN: 9780684835334