Approaches to the Oriental ClassicsWilliam Theodore De Bary Columbia University Press, 1959 - 262 pages |
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Page 97
William Theodore De Bary. explains how tribal heroes can gradually be transformed into na- tional heroes . It is interesting to note how epic poetry , in three different his- torical contexts , blossomed at an intermediary period , a ...
William Theodore De Bary. explains how tribal heroes can gradually be transformed into na- tional heroes . It is interesting to note how epic poetry , in three different his- torical contexts , blossomed at an intermediary period , a ...
Page 102
... heroes are mere marionettes activated by the mechanical device of a hidden magi- cian ? Naturalism which has cut off human life from its mysterious roots and claims to explain everything by an analysis of superficial psychology would ...
... heroes are mere marionettes activated by the mechanical device of a hidden magi- cian ? Naturalism which has cut off human life from its mysterious roots and claims to explain everything by an analysis of superficial psychology would ...
Page 110
... heroes are so human that they make one forget the divine operation which sustains them . The Indian gods are so prominent that they blur the human outlines of the heroes . The introvert humanism of India . This last remark of mine ...
... heroes are so human that they make one forget the divine operation which sustains them . The Indian gods are so prominent that they blur the human outlines of the heroes . The introvert humanism of India . This last remark of mine ...
Contents
Opening Remarks by Jacques Barzun THE TEACHING OF | 3 |
Great BooksEast and West by Mark Van Doren | 7 |
Education in a Multicultural World by Thomas Berry 24 On Exploiting the Greek Analogy by Moses Hadas | 24 |
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