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Liberal Education and the Canon offers an argument for maintaining the traditional literary canon of the West as the centrepiece of a liberal arts education, from the perspective of a liberal, feminist, mainstream academic administrator. Laura Ford argues that to equate the great texts of the Western tradition with conservatism is to confuse the ideology of the texts; she undertakes to rebut the allegation of obsolescence by showing the prevalence of many contemporary liberal themes in the traditional canon.
The book demonstrates the continuing relevance of five works of the Western tradition (Homer, Plato, the King James Bible, Shakespeare, and the American founding documents) to several of society's most complex and divisive social issues: sexual harassment, rape, homophobia, abortion, the 'right to die' and the death penalty. Each chapter illustrates dramatically how these traditional literary works capture some of the basic human struggles and dilemmas that have not greatly changed over the centuries.
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The book demonstrates the continuing relevance of five works of the Western tradition (Homer, Plato, the King James Bible, Shakespeare, and the American founding documents) to several of society's most complex and divisive social issues: sexual harassment, rape, homophobia, abortion, the 'right to die' and the death penalty. Each chapter illustrates dramatically how these traditional literary works capture some of the basic human struggles and dilemmas that have not greatly changed over the centuries.
Laura Christian Ford is associate provost at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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- EditorialCamden House Inc
- Año de publicación1994
- ISBN 10 1571130136
- ISBN 13 9781571130136
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- Número de páginas192
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LIBERAL EDUCATION AND THE CANON; FIVE GREAT TEXTS SPEAK TO CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES
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Descripción Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Near fine. 293pp. Works cited. Index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: 092615
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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.4. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1571130136I3N00
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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Good. An educationalist argues for the traditional literary canon and its relevance to contemporary social issues.Liberal Education and the Canon offers an argument for maintaining the traditional literary canon of the West as the centrepiece of a liberal arts education, from the perspective of a liberal, feminist, mainstream academic administrator. Laura Ford argues that to equate the great texts of the Western tradition with conservatism is to confuse the ideology of the texts; she undertakes to rebut the allegation of obsolescence by showing the prevalence of manycontemporary liberal themes in the traditional canon.The book demonstrates the continuing relevance of five works of the Western tradition (Homer, Plato, the King James Bible, Shakespeare, and the American founding documents)to several of society's most complex and divisive social issues: sexual harassment, rape, homophobia, abortion, the 'right to die' and the death penalty. Each chapter illustrates dramatically how these traditional literary works capture some of the basic human struggles and dilemmas that have not greatly changed over the centuries. Nº de ref. del artículo: SONG1571130136
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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition (Inscribed). A nice copy of the first edition, first printing, with long inscription and date (October 1994) by the author to the front free endpaper. Also, laid in, is a personal card from the author to the previous owner mentioning, among other things, that she also sent a copy to William Bennett now that he has time to read it after dropping out of the 1996 Presidential race. Text is very tight and clean, appears barely read, if at all. Lettering to spine is bright and unflaked. In a Fine bright dust jacket w/. No tears. No spine fading. No Previous Owner's Name. No remainder mark or spray. Not Price Clipped . Not ex-lib. Not a Book Club Edition. This is a nice copy at a very good price. Compare and see. Why buy an inferior copy for more money? Accurate Descriptions/Quality Books/Unmatched Prices. Inscribed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 3992
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