jacques barzun

Dictionary of Accepted Ideas

Throughout his life Flaubert made it a game to eavesdrop for the cliché, the platitude, the borro...

The Use and Abuse of Art

The lecturer traces the historical development of attitudes toward the arts over the past 150 yea...

Modern American Usage

A classic since its first edition in 1966, Modern American Usage has been called a book that 'eve...

Simple & Direct

A fter a lifetime of writing and editing prose, Jacques Barzun has set down his view of the best ...

The Use and Abuse of Art

The lecturer traces the historical development of attitudes toward the arts over the past 150 yea...

Berlioz And The Romantic Century - Volume Ii

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extre...

House of Intellect

The House of Intellect embraces: persons who consciously and methodically employ the mind, the fo...

Voraussicht und Verstehen

Toulmin überprüft in dieser Studie die These, daß die Wissenschaft ein Instrument sei, mit des...

The French Race:. Theories of Its Origins and Their Social and Political Implications Prior to the Revolution

Berlioz and the Romantic Century. Volume I

Rameau’s Nephew, and Other Works

This anthology features unabridged translations of Diderot's best work as a literary artist,...