Giants and dwarfs : essays, 1960-1990

Author(s)

• Bloom, Allan David

Bibliographic Information

Giants and dwarfs : essays, 1960-1990

Allan Bloom

Simon and Schuster, c1990

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A collection of essays on teachers, books and education, from the author of "The Closing of the American Mind". In this book, current liberal theories of justice are criticized, the shortcomings of the modern university are analyzed and the works of Shakespeare, Swift and Plato are examined.

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• NCID: BA12260953
• ISBN:
  • 0671707779
• LCCN: 90042050
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 395 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : Z1003
  • NDC8 : 019
  • DC20 : 028.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Books and reading
  • LCSH : United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century