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The Great Books reader : excerpts and essays on the most influential books in western civilization / John Mark Reynolds, general editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Pub lishers, c2011.Description: 656 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0764208527 (alk. paper)
  • 9780764208522 (alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Homer. Introduction. Selection from the Odyssey. Essay by Al Geier -- Plato. Introduction. Selection from The republic. Essay by Gary Hartenburg -- Aristotle. Introduction. Selection from Nicomachean ethics. Essay by Jeff Lehman -- Virgil. Introduction. Selection from The Aeneid. Essay by Jeff Lehman -- Augustine. Introduction. Selection from Confessions. Essay by Peter Kreeft -- Boethius. Introduction. Selection from Consolation of philosophy. Essay by Michael Fatigati -- Thomas Aquinas. Introduction. Selection from Summa theologica. Essay by Peter Kreeft -- Dante Alighieri. Introduction. Selection from The divine comedy. Essay by Anthony Esolen -- Geoffrey Chaucer. Introduction. Selection from The Canterbury tales. Essay by Diane Vincent -- Desiderius Erasmus. Introduction. Selection from In praise of folly. Essay by Greg Peters -- John Calvin. Introduction. Selection from Institutes of the Christian religion. Essay by Russell D. Moore -- Edmund Spenser. Introduction. Selection From The faerie queene. Essay by John Mark Reynolds -- Miguel De Cervantes. Introduction. Selection from Don Quixote. Essay by RT Llizo -- William Shakespeare. Introduction. Selection from Much ado about nothing. Essay by Melissa Schubert -- René Descartes. Introduction. Selection from Meditations. Essay by Thomas Ward; and other works.
Summary: "This anthology includes excerpts from thirty of the greatest works in western literature, and essays about those works written by distinguished professors, lecturers, and authors"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 011.73 G786 Available 33111006664508
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Great Books programs have become increasingly popular among Christian colleges, high schools, and even home schoolers. This one-of-a-kind book is designed for those who do not have the opportunity to attend such a program but are still interested in directly engaging with the Western Canon. It contains substantial excerpts from thirty of the most important books in history, with each excerpt followed by an essay placing the work in historical and Christian context. Readers can learn directly from such authors and thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, de Tocqueville, Freud, and Chesterton.

Selected as one of 2011's Best Books for Preachers by Preaching Magazine

Includes bibliographical references (p. 649-651).

Homer. Introduction. Selection from the Odyssey. Essay by Al Geier -- Plato. Introduction. Selection from The republic. Essay by Gary Hartenburg -- Aristotle. Introduction. Selection from Nicomachean ethics. Essay by Jeff Lehman -- Virgil. Introduction. Selection from The Aeneid. Essay by Jeff Lehman -- Augustine. Introduction. Selection from Confessions. Essay by Peter Kreeft -- Boethius. Introduction. Selection from Consolation of philosophy. Essay by Michael Fatigati -- Thomas Aquinas. Introduction. Selection from Summa theologica. Essay by Peter Kreeft -- Dante Alighieri. Introduction. Selection from The divine comedy. Essay by Anthony Esolen -- Geoffrey Chaucer. Introduction. Selection from The Canterbury tales. Essay by Diane Vincent -- Desiderius Erasmus. Introduction. Selection from In praise of folly. Essay by Greg Peters -- John Calvin. Introduction. Selection from Institutes of the Christian religion. Essay by Russell D. Moore -- Edmund Spenser. Introduction. Selection From The faerie queene. Essay by John Mark Reynolds -- Miguel De Cervantes. Introduction. Selection from Don Quixote. Essay by RT Llizo -- William Shakespeare. Introduction. Selection from Much ado about nothing. Essay by Melissa Schubert -- René Descartes. Introduction. Selection from Meditations. Essay by Thomas Ward; and other works.

"This anthology includes excerpts from thirty of the greatest works in western literature, and essays about those works written by distinguished professors, lecturers, and authors"-- Provided by publisher.

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