The Genteel Tradition: Nine Essays

By George Santayana

Book Overview

George Santayana probably did more than anyone except Alexis de Tocqueville to shape the critical view of American culture. The great philosopher and writer coined the phrase "genteel tradition,"... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674347005
• ISBN13: 9780674347007
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

european perspective - still carries some weight- but definetely biased

Do the europeans not strive -in their own way- for the "genteel"? Of course, but Santayana writes beautifully, critically and with timeless validity.