The Great Books A Journey Through 2500 Years Of The Wests Classic Literature Anthony Ohear by Anthony O'hear 9781610170260, 9781684516872, 1610170261, 1684516870 instant download after payment.

"An illuminating, learned, well-written, and entertaining survey of the giants of world literature. Busy people, and especially the young, will be grateful for this useful and concise introduction." —Paul Johnson
Not simply a grand work of reference, The Great Books is a captivating journey through two-and-a-half millennia of the great Western tradition. The eminent British philosopher Anthony O'Hear is our capable tour guide, taking readers on an exhilarating tour through 2,500 years of books as powerful, thrilling, erotic, politically astute, and awe-inspiring as any modern bestseller.
The Great Books is a fascinating narrative that encompasses history, myth, art, music, theater, and more. O'Hear sweeps us along from Homer's Iliad to Goethe's Faust, covering much ground in between.
In Homer's poems of epic struggle we discover not only the fascination and pleasure we can derive, but also why these works became the...