Who Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom
- ISBN-10
- 1893554260
- ISBN-13
- 9781893554269
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-01
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Authors
- John Heath, Victor Davis Hanson
Description
With straightforward advice and informative readings of the great Greek texts, the authors show how we might still save classics and the Greeks for future generations. Who Killed Homer? is must reading for anyone who agrees that knowledge of classics acquaints us with the beauty and perils of our own culture.
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