Jacques Barzun



Jacques Barzun

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born November 30, 1907
place of birth France
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avg rating: 4.05 | 331 ratings | 51 distinct works
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Ye... From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present (Paperback)
by Jacques Barzun
avg rating 4.17 — 167 ratings — published 2001
8 editions
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A Jacques Barzun Reader: Selec... A Jacques Barzun Reader: Selections from His Works (Perennial Classics)
by Jacques Barzun, Michael Murray
avg rating 3.81 — 16 ratings — published 2003
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Simple & Direct: A Rhetoric fo... Simple & Direct: A Rhetoric for Writers (Paperback)
by Jacques Barzun
avg rating 4.15 — 13 ratings — published 2001
5 editions
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The House of Intellect The House of Intellect (Perennial Classics)
by Jacques Barzun
avg rating 3.79 — 14 ratings — published 1959
2 editions
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The Modern Researcher The Modern Researcher (with InfoTrac)
by Jacques Barzun, Henry F. Graff
avg rating 3.40 — 10 ratings — published 2003
3 editions
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Darwin, Marx, Wagner: Critique... Darwin, Marx, Wagner: Critique of a Heritage (Paperback)
by Jacques Barzun
avg rating 3.43 — 7 ratings — published 2000
3 editions
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Classic, Romantic, and Modern Classic, Romantic, and Modern (Phoenix Books)
by Jacques Barzun
avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 1975
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The Culture We Deserve : A Cri... The Culture We Deserve : A Critique of Disenlightenment (Paperback)
by Jacques Barzun
avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 1989
2 editions
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The Use and Abuse of Art The Use and Abuse of Art (A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts)
by Jacques Barzun
avg rating 3.67 — 6 ratings — published 1975
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Teacher in America Teacher in America (Paperback)
by Jacques Barzun
avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 1981
4 editions
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"Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition."
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"Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. "
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"You never step in the same river of thought twice, because neither you nor it are the same."
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