Why the "Great Books" Are Great: An Argument and Guide

Why the "Great Books" Are Great: An Argument and Guide image
ISBN-10:

0942104161

ISBN-13:

9780942104165

Author(s): Hayden, John O.
Format: Hardcover, 116 pages
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Description:

This book was written for the general reader--although replete with original reading of the Classics. The "Argument" of the subtitle is written against today's trendy critics who seem lost and floundering. As an antidote, I propose as the criterion of greatness the theory of Aristotle and his tradition (which included every major critic down to the present century) that literature presents a true representation of human experience--you can't get any simpler than that! The Guide refers to the treatment of eleven Great Books that show that theory in action, providing a kind of Great Books course, what you wish you had learned in College.











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