Lectures on the Harvard Classics 1914: Harvard Classics 1909 - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 076618207X ISBN 13 : 9780766182073

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

Lectures on the Harvard Classics is a book written by William Allan Neilson, a former president of Harvard University. The book is a collection of lectures that were originally delivered to a group of students who were studying the Harvard Classics, a series of books that were selected by a committee of Harvard professors in the early 1900s. The lectures cover a wide range of topics, including literature, history, philosophy, and science, and are designed to help readers understand and appreciate the works included in the Harvard Classics. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on the history and significance of the Harvard Classics, and the second part providing detailed analyses of individual works in the collection. The lectures are written in a clear and accessible style, making them suitable for both students and general readers who are interested in exploring the great works of Western civilization. Overall, Lectures on the Harvard Classics is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of the classics and the ideas that have shaped our world.1914. Partial Contents: History: Ancient History; Renaissance; French Revolution. Poetry: Homer; Dante; Poems of Milton. Natural Science: Astronomy; Physics and Chemistry; Biological Sciences. Philosophy: Socrates, Plato; Rise of Modern Philosophy; Kant; Emerson. Biography: Plutarch; Cellini; John Stuart Mill. Prose Fiction: Marlory; Cervantes. Criticism and the Essay: What the Middle Ages Read; Theories of Poetry. Education: Francis Bacon; Locke and Milton; Carlyle and Newman. Political Science: Theories of government; Adam Smith; Growth of the American Constitution. Drama: Greek Tragedy; Elizabethan Drama; Modern English Drama. Vogages and Travel: Herodotus; Darwin's Voyage. Religion: Buddhism; Confucianism; Greek Religion; Pascal.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Harvard Gassics provided the general reader with a great storehouse of standard works in all the main departments of intellectual activity. To this storehouse the Lectures now open the door. Through the Lectures the student is introduced to a vast range of topics, under the guidance of distinguished professors. The Five-F oot Shelf, with its introductions, notes, guides to reading, and exhaustive indexes, may thus claim to constitute with these Lectures a reading course unparalleled in comprehensiveness and authority. William Allan Neilson.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 076618207X
• ISBN 13: 9780766182073
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Éditeur: Neilson William Allan
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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