Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin
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| Management number | 236890454 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | US$7.02 | Model Number | 236890454 | ||
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In Climbing Parnassus, winner of the 2005 Paideia Prize, Tracy Lee Simmons presents a defense and vindication of the formative power of Greek and Latin. He also shows how these languages have played a crucial role in the development of authentic Humanism, the foundation of the West's cultural order and America's understanding of itself as a union of citizens. Simmons's persuasive witness to the unique, now all-but-forgotten advantages of study in and of the classical languages constitutes a bracing reminder of the genuine aims of a truly liberal education. Read more
| ISBN10 | 1933859504 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1933859507 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ISI Books |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 13.4 ounces |
| Print length | 290 pages |
| Publication date | September 15, 2007 |
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