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Introduction
Section I. Civilization as Narrative
I. Tradition and the Lunatics
II. Learning to Tell Your Story
III. The Latin Invasions of English
IV. Back to the Future
V. The Classics, the Founding, and American Creativity
VI. Federalism and Christianity
VII. The Enlightenment Project
VIII. The Ghost Dance: Liberalism in Crisis
IX. The Classics and the Traditional Liberal Arts
Curriculum
Section II. The Good, the Bad, and the Postmodern
X. Postmodernism and the End of the Humanities
XI. The Final Solution of the Philological Problem
XII. Scholarship and Bricolage
XIII. Margaret Fuller in Rome
XIV. Passion and Pedantry
XV. J. R. R. Tolkien: Inventing Lost Worlds
Section III. Contemporary Chronicles: Role Models and
Popular Culture
XVI. Russell Kirk: Bohemian Tory
XVII. Douglas Young: A Free-minded Scot
XVIII. Still in Saigon in My Mind
XIX. Paying and Praying on the Old Homestead
XX. Arms and the Man: Clint Eastwood as Hero and
Filmmaker
XXI. Publishers and Sinners: Arousing Interest in the
Century's Top 100 Novels
XXII. Things You See Better in the Dark: The Fate of
American Cinema
Epilogue: Optatives and Imperatives for the Next
Millennium
Appendix: Doing it On Your Own
Index
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Kristin Barr
reviewed The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition on June 06, 2019
The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition
I read this book because I am interested in the Classical Education movement. I was deeply disappointed that it turned into a nationalist manifesto.
The author blatantly states that studying eastern culture alongside ancient western culture is a waste of time. He even likens it to eating Indian food when you are used to western food. This lacks any kind of sense because the metaphor is not comparable to the diet of the mind. The book drones on with more of this cultural elitism and really turned me off to any of the author's points.
As someone who has traveled the world both in childhood and adulthood I cannot endorse a book that is so close-minded. I thoroughly believe that teaching the classical western trivium is highly beneficial but I will not begin to believe that those subjects should be the only worldview taught to children who currently reside in the Western Hemisphere. In today's world a well-educated person should be able to understand the history and world views of others.
I do not recommend this book. There are several books on the classical education model that explain its importance without advocating a close-minded and limited education.
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