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Who Killed Homer: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom

Paperback • 2001 • English

Who Killed Homer: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom

By Victor Davis Hanson

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About the book

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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9781893554269

Publisher

Encounter Books

Published year

2001

Language

English

Original title

Who Killed Homer: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom

Format

Paperback

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