The Art of Freedom: Teaching the Humanities to the Poor

by Earl Shorris

Book Overview

Seeking answers to the toughest questions about poverty in the United States, Earl Shorris had looked everywhere. At last, one resounding answer came from a conversation with a woman in a maximum-security prison: the difference between rich and poor is the humanities. Shorris took that idea and started a course at the Clemente Family Guidance Center in New York. With a faculty of friends, he began teaching the great works of literature and philosophy--from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393081273
• ISBN13: 9780393081275
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.5"