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A great idea at the time : the rise, fall, and curious afterlife of the Great Books /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beam, Alex
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
United States > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Great books of the Western world.
Canon (Literature) > History and criticism.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Books and reading > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Books and reading > Economic aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Education, Humanistic > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The headwaters
  • The odd couple
  • The Great Books in the gray city
  • Great Books good for you!
  • The making of the books
  • Faster, pussycat! Sell! Sell!
  • Second verse not the same as the first
  • The people of the book
  • Epictetus at the cash register: Chicago and Columbia
  • Hard core: St. John's College
  • Among the bookies
  • Dead books walking.