Great Books

David Denby talked about his book, "Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western … read more

David Denby talked about his book, "Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World". Mr. Denby attended courses on Western civilization at Columbia University in 1991, thirty years after he first studied there, in preparation for the book. Mr. Denby outlines the curriculum of the course and recounts how the literature covered in the class has shaped both his personal and professional life. He talked about his experiences as well as the role of such works in higher education. close

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Great Books

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Program ID:
76689-1
Category:
Booknotes
Format:
Booknotes
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Dec 22, 1996 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Dec 10, 2011 | 6:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Dec 22, 1996 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Dec 22, 1996 | 11:01pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Dec 23, 1996 | 6:00am EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Mar 17, 2001 | 7:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 18, 2001 | 11:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 31, 2005 | 7:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 11, 2006 | 1:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 11, 2009 | 6:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 10, 2011 | 6:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
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