Great Ideas in the Western Literary Canon

This book examines 'great ideas'- the term used generically to refer to the deep-seated anxieties that art, religion and philosophy all seek to address- in relation to a selection of great literary texts. The texts chosen are those that remain, often centuries after their appearance, beacons of illumination and wisdom. The twelve chapters of this book each deal with one great text and the central idea that propels it.

• | Author: Wayne Cristaudo
• | Publisher: University Press of America
• | Publication Date: Apr 08, 2003
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0761823964
• | ISBN-13: 9780761823964