Harry Elmer Barnes Learned Crusader

Goddard, Arthur Ed.

Published by Ralph Myles, Publisher, Inc., 1968

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Unread and unopened! In in unclipped Dust Jacket. This is the affectionate tribute and commentary by an assemblage of students, literary and academic colleagues and old friends with a substantial debt to a memorable influence upon their lives. HarryElmer Barnes. It is no traditional festschrift, wherein a long-respected scholar is honored by a symposium consisting of the efforts of a group of favorite graduate students.There is everything here, from documented essays to kindly and mellow memoirs, all dealing with significant aspects of one of the truly unique influences in the literary, intellectual and academic world of the last half century.In the field of testimonial volumes there is nothing quite like it. There are estimates and appraisals ranging from nostalgic recollections by boyhood friends to technical studies by men of immense repute in several fields of scholarship from two generations of college and university life. There is a varied group of analyses by professional associates in a number of areas of enterprise and admiring and respectful impressions of Barnes by some of his students over a span of thirty years. The entire effort is illustrated by a portfolio of photographs selected from a voluminous collection assembled over the years by the subject of the tribute, who has been characterized variously over the years as "the learned crusader," "the last of the universal scholars," and "the grand monarch of the anti-liars of the twentieth century. "The subjects covered and the personalities mentioned make this one of the most valuable insights into many of the controversies and contests of this century, centered around the figure of one of those personally involved in most of them. This is not a book which is intended to be read from end to end at a single sitting, but one to be dipped into from time to time at various places, which tends to make its scope even more impressive. It will above all emphasize the achievements of an indefatigable, erudite and many-sided man. 884pp. Seller Inventory # 880028

Bibliographic Details

Title: Harry Elmer Barnes Learned Crusader

Publisher: Ralph Myles, Publisher, Inc.

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Edition: First Edition.