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9781616401757: The Editor’s Introduction: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. L (in 51 Volumes): 50
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ISBN 10: 1616401753 ISBN 13: 9781616401757
Editorial: Cosimo Classics, 2010

Sinopsis

Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University’s longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot’s Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot’s belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf.Volume L features Eliot’s introduction, a reader’s guide, and the complete indexes for the entire collection: an index to the first lines of every piece of verse, a general index, and a chronological index.

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Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume L features Eliot's introduction, a reader's guide, and the complete indexes for the entire collection: an index to the first lines of every piece of verse, a general index, and a chronological index.

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Editorial
Cosimo Classics
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1616401753
ISBN 13 
9781616401757
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Número de páginas
484
Editor
Eliot Charles W., W. Eliot Charles
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