Great Books of the Western World - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0852295316 ISBN 13: 9780852295311

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica (UK) Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

In the world of books, there are hundreds of timeless
classics. But only one collection of great works is a classic in itself
Britannica's Great Books.
This 60-volume set brings you centuries of celebrated writings from the
greatest minds of all time, including Plato, Shakespeare, Swift, Freud,
Hemingway and Twain.
Britannica's Great Books are truly a valuable lifetime reading companion,
with 517 timeless works containing the great thoughts, theories and
insights that have shaped our culture today. Ideas that will continue to
inspire mankind for centuries to come.
To buy such a comprehensive collection separately would be tremendously
difficult and nearly impossible. The Great Books, and the priceless
education they bring you, represent what is perhaps the single greatest
book value on the market today.
The new Great Books provide a well-rounded, liberal arts education in many
fields of study. Philosophy, religion, mathematics, psychology, astronomy,
politics and anthropology are just a few of the areas you can explore from
the ancient Greeks to such 20th century greats as Sigmund Freud, Franz
Kafka and T.S. Eliot.
You will find Great Books useful for practical, everyday needs, too, like
speech writing and business presentations, not to mention great family
conversations at the dinner table or stimulating discussions with
colleagues and friends

Edition details

• Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica (UK) Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852295316
• ISBN 13: 9780852295311
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 37844
• Editor: Adler Mortimer J.