Bonfire Of The Humanities Rescuing the Classics in an Impoverished Age
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Product Details Authors: Format: ISBN: H x W x D: Manufacturer: Date: Pages: Victor Davis Hanson, John Heath, Bruce S. Thornton, Hard Cover 1-882926-54-4 9 1/4"  (23.4 cm) x 6 1/2"  (16.5 cm) x 1 1/4"  (3.17 cm) Intercollegiate Studies Institute 2001 394

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With humor, lucidity, and unflinching rigor, the acclaimed authors of Who Killed Homer? and Plagues of the Mind unsparingly document the degeneration of a central if beleagured discipline - classics and reveal the root causes of its decline. Hanson, Heath, and Thornton point to academics themselves -their careerist ambitions, incessant self-promotion, and overspecialized scholarship, among other things - as the progenitors of the crisis. They call for a return to "academic populism," an approach characterized by accessible, unspecialized writing, selfless commitment to students and teaching, and respect for the legacy of freedom and democracy that the ancients bequeathed to the West.

"This is an important book for those who wish to give the classics a primary place in the education of our youth and for all those who care about quality teaching. "
-Washington Times

"[R]eaders who enjoy common sense expressed in vigorous prose are going to love Bonfire of the Humanities. "
-Academic Questions

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