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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.

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Author:   Tracy Lee Simmons
Publisher:   Access Publishers Network
Imprint:   Access Publishers Network
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781882926732

ISBN 10:   1882926730
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   01 April 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Tracy Lee Simmons is a journalist who writes widely on literary and cultural matters. He holds a master's degree in classics from Oxford.

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