Great Ideas in the Western Literary Canon

By Wayne Cristaudo

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761823964
• ISBN13: 9780761823964
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.5"