Backing into the Future: The Classical Tradition and Its

Backing into the Future: The Classical Tradition and Its Renewal

"Backing into the Future" encompasses the many lives of Bernard Knox - historian, literary critic and defender of the humanities - a man who has brought the classical world to life for the uninitiated reader and scholar alike. Opening with a group of essays on heroes and poets (exploring such topics as the character of Achilles and Ovid in exile), the book moves on to "Men, Gods and Cities" (essays ranging in subject from the Delphic Oracle to the trial of Socrates). Knox closes his collection with diverse reflections on the survival and transformation of the classics in the present age.

Country	USA
Author	Bernard MacGregor Walker Knox
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780393035957
Edition	1st
ISBN	0393035956
Label	W W Norton & Co Inc
Manufacturer	W W Norton & Co Inc
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	1994-02
Publisher	W W Norton & Co Inc
Studio	W W Norton & Co Inc
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Backing into the Future: The Classical Tradition and Its Renewal